Players who played for both the New York Jets and the Carolina Panthers
56 NFL players have suited up for both franchises. Here they all are, ranked the way The Chains ranks them, most recognizable first.
56
Players
9
Easy to name
Epic
Best link
Chains matchup: Balanced. Compared with the other 495 team pairs, based on how many of these players are easy to name.
How this plays in The Chains
Every link in a puzzle is scored by how unlikely it was that a fan would name it. Connect a Jets player to a Panthers player through Jason Vander Laan and the link is rated Epic (+160 bonus points). The obvious answers score little. The deep cuts are where the big points are.
Play today's puzzleEasy to name
Common and Uncommon. The easiest answers between these two teams.
- Common
Haason Reddick
LB · 2017–2025 · NYJ 2024, CAR 2021
- Common
Keyshawn Johnson
WR · 1996–2006 · NYJ 1996–1999, CAR 2006
- Common
Sam Darnold
QB · 2018–2026 · NYJ 2018–2020, CAR 2021–2022
- Uncommon
Vinny Testaverde
QB · 1990–2007 · NYJ 1998–2003, 2005, CAR 2007
- Uncommon
Shaq Lawson
DL · 2016–2024 · NYJ 2021, CAR 2024
- Uncommon
Josh McCown
QB · 2002–2019 · NYJ 2017–2018, CAR 2008–2009
- Uncommon
Jerricho Cotchery
WR · 2004–2016 · NYJ 2004–2010, CAR 2014–2016
- Uncommon
Kris Jenkins
DL · 2001–2010 · NYJ 2008–2010, CAR 2001–2007
- Uncommon
Andre Roberts
WR · 2010–2022 · NYJ 2018, CAR 2022
In the middle
Real answers, but not the first ones people think of.
- Rare
Robbie Chosen
WR · 2016–2025 · NYJ 2016–2019, CAR 2020–2022
- Rare
Lamar Jackson
DB · 2020–2024 · NYJ 2020–2021, CAR 2023
- Rare
Kony Ealy
DE · 2014–2018 · NYJ 2017, CAR 2014–2016
- Rare
Hendon Hooker
QB · 2024–2025 · NYJ 2025, CAR 2025
- Rare
Jermaine Wiggins
TE · 2000–2006 · NYJ 2000, CAR 2002–2003
- Rare
Chris Hogan
WR · 2012–2021 · NYJ 2020, CAR 2019
- Rare
Frank Reich
QB · 1990–1998 · NYJ 1996, CAR 1995
- Rare
Gerald Alexander
FS · 2007–2011 · NYJ 2011, CAR 2010
- Rare
Blair Thomas
RB · 1990–1995 · NYJ 1990–1993, CAR 1995
- Rare
Henry Anderson
DT · 2015–2022 · NYJ 2018–2020, CAR 2022
- Rare
Pat Terrell
DB · 1990–1998 · NYJ 1994, CAR 1995–1997
- Rare
Trevin Wallace
LB · 2024–2026 · NYJ 2026, CAR 2024–2025
- Rare
Jack Trudeau
QB · 1990–1995 · NYJ 1994, CAR 1995
- Rare
Ben Hartsock
TE · 2004–2013 · NYJ 2009–2010, CAR 2011–2013
- Rare
Ryan Kalil
G · 2007–2019 · NYJ 2019, CAR 2007–2018
- Rare
Juston Burris
DB · 2016–2022 · NYJ 2016–2018, CAR 2020–2022
- Rare
Mike Goodson
RB · 2009–2013 · NYJ 2013, CAR 2009–2011
- Rare
Shane Burton
DL · 1996–2003 · NYJ 2000–2001, CAR 2002–2003
- Rare
Frankie Luvu
LB · 2018–2026 · NYJ 2018–2020, CAR 2021–2023
- Rare
Anthony Johnson
RB · 1990–2000 · NYJ 1994, CAR 1995–1999
- Rare
Matthias Farley
DB · 2016–2023 · NYJ 2019–2020, CAR 2023
- Rare
Eddy Pineiro
K · 2019–2026 · NYJ 2021, CAR 2022–2024
- Rare
Travaris Cadet
RB · 2012–2018 · NYJ 2017, CAR 2018
- Rare
Pat Elflein
OL · 2017–2022 · NYJ 2020, CAR 2021–2022
- Rare
Derrick Strait
CB · 2004–2006 · NYJ 2004–2006, CAR 2006
- Rare
Raheem Blackshear
RB · 2022–2025 · NYJ 2025, CAR 2022–2024
- Rare
David Clowney
WR · 2008–2010 · NYJ 2008–2010, CAR 2010
- Rare
Julian Stanford
OLB · 2012–2022 · NYJ 2016–2017, CAR 2020–2021
- Rare
Chandler Catanzaro
K · 2014–2018 · NYJ 2017, CAR 2018
- Rare
Greg Van Roten
G · 2012–2026 · NYJ 2020–2021, CAR 2017–2019
- Rare
Trenton Cannon
RB · 2018–2022 · NYJ 2018–2019, CAR 2020
- Rare
Mike Remmers
T · 2013–2022 · NYJ 2022, CAR 2014–2016
- Rare
Josh Thomas
CB · 2011–2015 · NYJ 2014, CAR 2011–2013
- Rare
Hayworth Hicks
G · 2012 · NYJ 2012, CAR 2012
- Rare
Rob Holmberg
LB · 1994–2001 · NYJ 1998, CAR 2001
- Rare
John Metchie III
WR · 2023–2026 · NYJ 2025, CAR 2026
- Rare
Will Montgomery
G · 2006–2015 · NYJ 2007–2008, CAR 2006
- Epic
Lachlan Edwards
P · 2016–2021 · NYJ 2016–2019, CAR 2021
- Epic
Donald Hawkins
T · 2014–2016 · NYJ 2016, CAR 2016
The rarest links
The players almost nobody names first, and the biggest bonus in a puzzle.
- Epic
Michael Bates
WR · 1993–2003 · NYJ 2003, CAR 1996–2000
- Epic
Damon Pieri
DB · 1993–1997 · NYJ 1993, CAR 1995–1997
- Epic
Matt Willig
DL · 1992–2004 · NYJ 1992–1995, CAR 2003–2004
- Epic
Ray Green
DB · 2000–2003 · NYJ 2003, CAR 2000
- Epic
Tae Hayes
DB · 2019–2023 · NYJ 2023, CAR 2022
- Epic
Rick Terry
DL · 1997–1999 · NYJ 1997–1998, CAR 1998–1999
- Epic
Dwight Stone
WR · 1990–2000 · NYJ 1999–2000, CAR 1995–1998
- Epic
Jason Vander Laan
TE · 2016–2019 · NYJ 2016, CAR 2018
Teams are counted as franchises, so earlier cities and names are included (the Raiders in Oakland, the Rams in St. Louis, the Titans as the Oilers). Rarity tiers come from the same scoring The Chains uses in its daily puzzles. A small set of one-season 2002 entries that couldn't be verified is left out.
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