Players who played for both the New York Jets and the New England Patriots
93 NFL players have suited up for both franchises. Here they all are, ranked the way The Chains ranks them, most recognizable first.
93
Players
13
Easy to name
Ball-knower
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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 Patriots player through Mario Johnson and the link is rated Ball-knower (+400 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
Darrelle Revis
CB · 2007–2017 · NYJ 2007–2012, 2015–2016, NE 2014
- Common
Curtis Martin
RB · 1995–2005 · NYJ 1998–2005, NE 1995–1997
- Common
Ty Law
DB · 1995–2009 · NYJ 2005, 2008, NE 1995–2004
- Common
Kellen Winslow
TE · 2004–2013 · NYJ 2013, NE 2012
- Common
Demaryius Thomas
WR · 2010–2019 · NYJ 2019, NE 2019
- Common
Shaun Ellis
DL · 2000–2011 · NYJ 2000–2010, NE 2011
- Common
Kyle Brady
TE · 1995–2007 · NYJ 1995–1998, NE 2007
- Uncommon
David Harris
ILB · 2007–2017 · NYJ 2007–2016, NE 2017
- Uncommon
Vinny Testaverde
QB · 1990–2007 · NYJ 1998–2003, 2005, NE 2006
- Uncommon
Terrell Buckley
DB · 1992–2005 · NYJ 2004, NE 2001–2002
- Uncommon
LaMont Jordan
RB · 2001–2009 · NYJ 2001–2004, NE 2008
- Uncommon
Roman Phifer
LB · 1991–2004 · NYJ 1999–2000, NE 2001–2004
- Uncommon
Stevan Ridley
RB · 2011–2018 · NYJ 2015, NE 2011–2014
In the middle
Real answers, but not the first ones people think of.
- Rare
Tim Dwight
WR · 1998–2007 · NYJ 2006, NE 2005
- Rare
Leon Washington
RB · 2006–2014 · NYJ 2006–2009, NE 2013
- Rare
Chris Baker
TE · 2002–2010 · NYJ 2002–2008, NE 2009
- Rare
Ray Mickens
DB · 1996–2006 · NYJ 1996–2003, NE 2006
- Rare
Jalen Mills
DB · 2016–2026 · NYJ 2024, NE 2021–2023
- Rare
Ty Montgomery
WR · 2015–2023 · NYJ 2019, NE 2022–2023
- Rare
Hank Poteat
DB · 2000–2009 · NYJ 2006–2008, NE 2005–2006
- Rare
Danny Woodhead
WR · 2009–2017 · NYJ 2009–2010, NE 2010–2012
- Rare
Jermaine Wiggins
TE · 2000–2006 · NYJ 2000, NE 2000–2001
- Rare
Chris Hogan
WR · 2012–2021 · NYJ 2020, NE 2016–2018
- Rare
Bryan Cox
LB · 1991–2002 · NYJ 1998–2000, NE 2001
- Rare
Keith Byars
RB · 1990–1998 · NYJ 1998, NE 1996–1997
- Rare
James Ihedigbo
DB · 2008–2016 · NYJ 2008–2010, NE 2011
- Rare
Dedric Ward
WR · 1997–2004 · NYJ 1997–2000, NE 2003
- Rare
Mike Nugent
K · 2005–2020 · NYJ 2005–2008, NE 2019
- Rare
Anthony Pleasant
DL · 1990–2003 · NYJ 1998–1999, NE 2001–2003
- Rare
Blair Thomas
RB · 1990–1995 · NYJ 1990–1993, NE 1994
- Rare
Henry Anderson
DT · 2015–2022 · NYJ 2018–2020, NE 2021
- Rare
Victor Green
DB · 1993–2003 · NYJ 1993–2001, NE 2002
- Rare
Damien Woody
OL · 1999–2010 · NYJ 2008–2010, NE 1999–2003
- Rare
Morgan Moses
T · 2014–2026 · NYJ 2021, 2024, NE 2025–2026
- Rare
Terrence Brooks
FS · 2014–2021 · NYJ 2017–2018, NE 2019–2020
- Rare
Phillip Adams
CB · 2010–2015 · NYJ 2014, NE 2011
- Rare
Larry Izzo
LB · 1996–2009 · NYJ 2009, NE 2001–2008
- Rare
Jerome Henderson
DB · 1991–1998 · NYJ 1997–1998, NE 1991–1993, 1996
- Rare
Dave Meggett
RB · 1990–1998 · NYJ 1998, NE 1995–1997
- Rare
Nick Folk
K · 2007–2026 · NYJ 2010–2016, 2025, NE 2019–2022
- Rare
William Roberts
OL · 1990–1997 · NYJ 1997, NE 1995–1996
- Rare
Bobby Hamilton
DL · 1994–2007 · NYJ 1996–1999, 2006, NE 2000–2003
- Rare
Otis Smith
DB · 1991–2003 · NYJ 1995–1999, NE 1996, 2000–2002
- Rare
Kevin O'Connell
QB · 2008–2011 · NYJ 2009, 2011, NE 2008
- Rare
Tom Tupa
QB · 1990–2004 · NYJ 1999–2001, NE 1996–1998
- Rare
Corey Ballentine
DB · 2019–2025 · NYJ 2020, NE 2025
- Rare
Chad Hansen
WR · 2017–2020 · NYJ 2017, NE 2018
- Rare
Steve DeOssie
LB · 1990–1995 · NYJ 1993, NE 1994–1995
- Rare
Brandon Copeland
OLB · 2015–2022 · NYJ 2018–2019, NE 2020
- Rare
Alijah Vera-Tucker
OL · 2021–2026 · NYJ 2021–2024, NE 2026
- Rare
Greg Salas
WR · 2011–2016 · NYJ 2013–2014, NE 2012
- Rare
Kenbrell Thompkins
WR · 2013–2015 · NYJ 2015, NE 2013–2014
- Rare
Jermaine Cunningham
DE · 2010–2013 · NYJ 2013, NE 2010–2012
- Rare
Fred Baxter
TE · 1993–2003 · NYJ 1993–2000, NE 2002–2003
- Rare
Corwin Brown
DB · 1993–2000 · NYJ 1997–1998, NE 1993–1996
- Rare
Leonard Taylor III
DL · 2024–2026 · NYJ 2024–2025, NE 2025–2026
- Rare
Chukwuma Okorafor
OL · 2018–2026 · NYJ 2025–2026, NE 2024
- Rare
Matt Chatham
LB · 2000–2007 · NYJ 2006–2007, NE 2000–2005
- Rare
Travaris Cadet
RB · 2012–2018 · NYJ 2017, NE 2015
- Rare
Rob Carpenter
WR · 1991–1996 · NYJ 1992–1994, NE 1991
- Rare
Albert McClellan
OLB · 2011–2019 · NYJ 2019, NE 2018
- Rare
Brent Williams
DL · 1990–1996 · NYJ 1996, NE 1990–1993
- Rare
Steve Martin
DL · 1996–2004 · NYJ 2001, NE 2002
- Epic
Lex Hilliard
RB · 2009–2012 · NYJ 2012, NE 2012
- Epic
Mark Robinson
LB · 2022–2025 · NYJ 2025, NE 2025
- Epic
John Burke
TE · 1994–1998 · NYJ 1997, NE 1994–1996
- Epic
Rick Lyle
DL · 1994–2003 · NYJ 1997–2001, NE 2002–2003
- Epic
Eric Tomlinson
TE · 2016–2024 · NYJ 2016–2018, NE 2019
- Epic
Vincent Brisby
WR · 1993–2000 · NYJ 2000, NE 1993–1999
- Epic
Leonard Myers
DB · 2001–2003 · NYJ 2003, NE 2001–2002
- Epic
Greg Van Roten
G · 2012–2026 · NYJ 2020–2021, NE 2026
- Epic
Matthew Mulligan
TE · 2009–2016 · NYJ 2009–2011, NE 2013
- Epic
Chris Hayes
DB · 1996–2002 · NYJ 1997–2001, NE 2002
- Epic
Rashad Moore
DT · 2003–2007 · NYJ 2006, NE 2007
- Epic
Pat O'Neill
SPEC · 1994–1995 · NYJ 1995, NE 1994–1995
- Epic
Marquice Cole
CB · 2009–2013 · NYJ 2009–2011, NE 2012–2013
- Epic
Rob Holmberg
LB · 1994–2001 · NYJ 1998, NE 2000–2001
- Epic
Anthony Johnson
DT · 2014–2017 · NYJ 2016, NE 2016
- Epic
Zach Sudfeld
TE · 2013–2016 · NYJ 2013–2014, 2016, NE 2013
- Epic
Harvey Langi
LB · 2017–2022 · NYJ 2019–2020, NE 2017, 2021–2022
- Epic
Trevor Reilly
OLB · 2014–2017 · NYJ 2014–2016, NE 2017
- Epic
Conor McDermott
OL · 2017–2023 · NYJ 2019–2022, NE 2022–2023
- Epic
Mike Gisler
OL · 1993–1999 · NYJ 1998–1999, NE 1993–1997
- Epic
Kareem Brown
DE · 2007 · NYJ 2007, NE 2007
- Epic
Brian Hansen
SPEC · 1990–1999 · NYJ 1994–1998, NE 1990
The rarest links
The players almost nobody names first, and the biggest bonus in a puzzle.
- Epic
Marques Murrell
DE · 2007–2010 · NYJ 2007–2009, NE 2010
- Epic
Jason Staurovsky
SPEC · 1990–1992 · NYJ 1992, NE 1990–1991
- Epic
Earthwind Moreland
DB · 2000–2004 · NYJ 2000, NE 2004
- Epic
Ray Lucas
WR · 1996–2002 · NYJ 1997–2000, NE 1996
- Epic
Tae Hayes
DB · 2019–2023 · NYJ 2023, NE 2022
- Ball-knower
Olrick Johnson
LB · 1999–2000 · NYJ 1999, NE 2000
- Ball-knower
A.J. Edds
LB · 2011–2014 · NYJ 2014, NE 2011
- Ball-knower
Mario Johnson
DL · 1992–1993 · NYJ 1992–1993, NE 1993
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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