Players who played for both the New York Jets and the Pittsburgh Steelers
59 NFL players have suited up for both franchises. Here they all are, ranked the way The Chains ranks them, most recognizable first.
59
Players
12
Easy to name
Epic
Best link
Chains matchup: Friendly. 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 Steelers player through Dwight Stone 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
Aaron Rodgers
QB · 2005–2026 · NYJ 2023–2024, PIT 2025–2026
- Common
Mike Vick
QB · 2001–2016 · NYJ 2014, PIT 2015–2016
- Common
Le'Veon Bell
RB · 2013–2021 · NYJ 2019–2020, PIT 2013–2017
- Common
Plaxico Burress
WR · 2000–2012 · NYJ 2011, PIT 2000–2004, 2012
- Common
James Farrior
LB · 1997–2011 · NYJ 1997–2001, PIT 2002–2011
- Common
Minkah Fitzpatrick
DB · 2018–2026 · NYJ 2026, PIT 2019–2024
- Common
Santonio Holmes
WR · 2006–2014 · NYJ 2010–2013, PIT 2006–2009
- Uncommon
Alan Faneca
OL · 1998–2010 · NYJ 2008–2009, PIT 1998–2007
- Uncommon
Jerricho Cotchery
WR · 2004–2016 · NYJ 2004–2010, PIT 2011–2013
- Uncommon
Kwon Alexander
MLB · 2015–2024 · NYJ 2022, PIT 2023
- Uncommon
Justin Fields
QB · 2021–2026 · NYJ 2025, PIT 2024
- Uncommon
Stevan Ridley
RB · 2011–2018 · NYJ 2015, PIT 2017–2018
In the middle
Real answers, but not the first ones people think of.
- Rare
Tyrone Carter
DB · 2000–2010 · NYJ 2003, PIT 2004–2009
- Rare
Chuck Clark
DB · 2017–2026 · NYJ 2024, PIT 2025
- Rare
Avery Williamson
ILB · 2014–2021 · NYJ 2018, 2020, PIT 2020
- Rare
Kimo von Oelhoffen
DL · 1994–2007 · NYJ 2006, PIT 2000–2005
- Rare
Hank Poteat
DB · 2000–2009 · NYJ 2006–2008, PIT 2000–2002
- Rare
Terance Mathis
WR · 1990–2002 · NYJ 1990–1993, PIT 2002
- Rare
Al Woods
DT · 2010–2023 · NYJ 2023, PIT 2011–2013
- Rare
Mike Williams
WR · 2017–2024 · NYJ 2024, PIT 2024
- Rare
Jeff Graham
WR · 1991–2001 · NYJ 1996–1997, PIT 1991–1993
- Rare
Mykal Walker
LB · 2020–2025 · NYJ 2025, PIT 2023
- Rare
J.J. Wilcox
SS · 2013–2018 · NYJ 2018, PIT 2017
- Rare
Arthur Maulet
DB · 2017–2025 · NYJ 2019–2020, PIT 2021–2022
- Rare
Neil O'Donnell
QB · 1990–2003 · NYJ 1996–1997, PIT 1990–1995
- Rare
Brandin Echols
DB · 2021–2026 · NYJ 2021–2024, PIT 2025–2026
- Rare
Steve McLendon
DT · 2010–2021 · NYJ 2016–2020, PIT 2010–2015
- Rare
Kalen Ballage
RB · 2018–2021 · NYJ 2020, PIT 2021
- Rare
Randy Bullock
K · 2013–2023 · NYJ 2015, PIT 2016
- Rare
Willie Colon
T · 2006–2014 · NYJ 2013–2014, PIT 2006–2009, 2011–2012
- Rare
Quincy Wilson
DB · 2017–2022 · NYJ 2020, PIT 2022
- Rare
Donald Evans
DL · 1990–1995 · NYJ 1994–1995, PIT 1990–1993
- Rare
Chukwuma Okorafor
OL · 2018–2026 · NYJ 2025–2026, PIT 2018–2023
- Rare
Huey Richardson
LB · 1991–1992 · NYJ 1992, PIT 1991
- Rare
Kelvin Beachum
G · 2012–2025 · NYJ 2017–2019, PIT 2012–2015
- Rare
Mark Robinson
LB · 2022–2025 · NYJ 2025, PIT 2022–2025
- Rare
Troy Sadowski
TE · 1990–1998 · NYJ 1992–1993, PIT 1997–1998
- Rare
Eric Green
TE · 1990–1999 · NYJ 1999, PIT 1990–1994
- Rare
Jamaal Westerman
ILB · 2009–2013 · NYJ 2009–2011, PIT 2013
- Rare
Bubby Brister
QB · 1990–2000 · NYJ 1995, PIT 1990–1992
- Rare
Gary Jones
DB · 1990–1996 · NYJ 1995–1996, PIT 1990–1994
- Rare
Brandon Smith
WR · 2024–2026 · NYJ 2024–2025, PIT 2026
- Rare
James Parrish
OL · 1991–1996 · NYJ 1996, PIT 1995
- Rare
Dan Stryzinski
SPEC · 1990–2003 · NYJ 2003, PIT 1990–1991
- Rare
Keith Willis
DL · 1990–1993 · NYJ 1993, PIT 1990–1991
- Rare
Nate Herbig
OL · 2019–2023 · NYJ 2022, PIT 2023
- Epic
Elijah Riley
DB · 2020–2023 · NYJ 2021, PIT 2022–2023
- Epic
Jeremy Kapinos
P · 2007–2011 · NYJ 2007, PIT 2010–2011
- Epic
Jesse Davis
OL · 2016–2023 · NYJ 2016, PIT 2022
- Epic
Wesley Johnson
T · 2014–2018 · NYJ 2014–2017, PIT 2014
- Epic
Lance Brown
DB · 1995–2001 · NYJ 1996, PIT 1995, 1998–1999
The rarest links
The players almost nobody names first, and the biggest bonus in a puzzle.
- Epic
Carlton Haselrig
DL · 1990–1995 · NYJ 1995, PIT 1990–1993
- Epic
Jim Sweeney
OL · 1990–1999 · NYJ 1990–1994, PIT 1996–1999
- Epic
Lonnie Palelei
OL · 1993–1999 · NYJ 1997, PIT 1993–1995
- Epic
Roger Duffy
OL · 1990–2001 · NYJ 1990–1997, PIT 1998–2001
- Epic
Malcolm Johnson
WR · 1999–2000 · NYJ 2000, PIT 1999–2000
- Epic
Henry Bailey
WR · 1996–1998 · NYJ 1996, PIT 1997–1998
- Epic
Patrick Washington
RB · 2001–2002 · NYJ 2002, PIT 2002
- Epic
Dwight Stone
WR · 1990–2000 · NYJ 1999–2000, PIT 1990–1994
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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