Players who played for both the New York Jets and the Minnesota Vikings
63 NFL players have suited up for both franchises. Here they all are, ranked the way The Chains ranks them, most recognizable first.
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Players
8
Easy to name
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Chains matchup: Tough. 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 Vikings player through Ken 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.
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Common and Uncommon. The easiest answers between these two teams.
- Common
Brett Favre
QB · 1991–2010 · NYJ 2008, MIN 2009–2010
- Common
Sheldon Richardson
DT · 2013–2021 · NYJ 2013–2016, MIN 2018, 2021
- Common
Percy Harvin
WR · 2009–2016 · NYJ 2014, MIN 2009–2012
- Common
Sam Darnold
QB · 2018–2026 · NYJ 2018–2020, MIN 2024
- Common
Dalvin Cook
RB · 2017–2024 · NYJ 2023, MIN 2017–2022
- Uncommon
Lito Sheppard
CB · 2002–2011 · NYJ 2009, MIN 2010
- Uncommon
Stevan Ridley
RB · 2011–2018 · NYJ 2015, MIN 2017
- Uncommon
Tyler Conklin
TE · 2018–2026 · NYJ 2022–2024, MIN 2018–2021
In the middle
Real answers, but not the first ones people think of.
- Rare
Sam Cowart
LB · 1998–2005 · NYJ 2002–2004, MIN 2005
- Rare
Tyrone Carter
DB · 2000–2010 · NYJ 2003, MIN 2000–2002
- Rare
Harrison Phillips
DL · 2018–2026 · NYJ 2025–2026, MIN 2022–2024
- Rare
Blake Cashman
LB · 2019–2026 · NYJ 2019–2021, MIN 2024–2026
- Rare
Patrick Ramsey
QB · 2002–2010 · NYJ 2006, MIN 2010
- Rare
Jermaine Wiggins
TE · 2000–2006 · NYJ 2000, MIN 2004–2006
- Rare
Andrew Sendejo
DB · 2010–2021 · NYJ 2011, MIN 2011–2019
- Rare
Tony Richardson
RB · 1995–2010 · NYJ 2008–2010, MIN 2006–2007
- Rare
Nahshon Wright
DB · 2021–2026 · NYJ 2026, MIN 2024
- Rare
Jay Fiedler
QB · 1994–2005 · NYJ 2005, MIN 1998
- Rare
Trevor Siemian
QB · 2015–2024 · NYJ 2019, 2023, MIN 2018
- Rare
Kobe King
LB · 2025 · NYJ 2025, MIN 2025
- Rare
Erin Henderson
OLB · 2008–2016 · NYJ 2015–2016, MIN 2008–2013
- Rare
Chris Herndon
TE · 2018–2021 · NYJ 2018–2020, MIN 2021
- Rare
Jalyn Holmes
DL · 2018–2025 · NYJ 2023–2024, MIN 2018–2020
- Rare
Doug Brien
SPEC · 1994–2005 · NYJ 2003–2004, MIN 2002
- Rare
Jason Trusnik
LB · 2007–2016 · NYJ 2007–2009, MIN 2015–2016
- Rare
Mike Merriweather
LB · 1990–1993 · NYJ 1993, MIN 1990–1992
- Rare
Jason Glenn
LB · 2001–2006 · NYJ 2001–2004, MIN 2006
- Rare
Bobby Houston
LB · 1990–1998 · NYJ 1991–1996, MIN 1998
- Rare
Chazz Surratt
LB · 2021–2026 · NYJ 2022–2024, MIN 2021
- Rare
Pat Elflein
OL · 2017–2022 · NYJ 2020, MIN 2017–2020
- Rare
C.J. Mosley
DT · 2005–2015 · NYJ 2006–2008, MIN 2005
- Rare
Greg Joseph
K · 2018–2024 · NYJ 2024, MIN 2021–2023
- Rare
Kene Nwangwu
RB · 2021–2026 · NYJ 2024–2026, MIN 2021–2023
- Rare
Steve Martin
DL · 1996–2004 · NYJ 2001, MIN 2004
- Rare
Brooks Bollinger
QB · 2003–2008 · NYJ 2003–2005, MIN 2006–2007
- Rare
Dan Feeney
OL · 2017–2026 · NYJ 2021–2022, MIN 2024
- Rare
Vladimir Ducasse
G · 2010–2018 · NYJ 2010–2013, MIN 2014
- Rare
Michael Brim
DB · 1990–1995 · NYJ 1991–1992, MIN 1990
- Rare
Emmanuel Lamur
LB · 2012–2018 · NYJ 2018, MIN 2016–2017
- Rare
Scottie Graham
RB · 1992–1997 · NYJ 1992, MIN 1993–1996
- Rare
Todd Scott
DB · 1991–1997 · NYJ 1995, MIN 1991–1994
- Rare
Kenrick Ellis
NT · 2011–2016 · NYJ 2011–2014, MIN 2015–2016
- Rare
Tom Compton
T · 2012–2022 · NYJ 2019, MIN 2018
- Rare
Mike Remmers
T · 2013–2022 · NYJ 2022, MIN 2013, 2017–2018
- Rare
Bubby Brister
QB · 1990–2000 · NYJ 1995, MIN 2000
- Rare
Ryan Quigley
P · 2013–2017 · NYJ 2013–2015, MIN 2017
- Rare
Rob Holmberg
LB · 1994–2001 · NYJ 1998, MIN 1999
- Rare
Dakota Dozier
T · 2014–2021 · NYJ 2014–2018, MIN 2019–2021
- Rare
Anthony Prior
DB · 1993–1998 · NYJ 1993–1995, MIN 1996–1997
- Epic
Parry Nickerson
DB · 2018–2025 · NYJ 2018, MIN 2021
- Epic
Matt Hatchette
WR · 1997–2003 · NYJ 2001, MIN 1997–2000
- Epic
Don Jones
LB · 1992–1994 · NYJ 1992–1993, MIN 1994
- Epic
Darius Reynaud
WR · 2008–2013 · NYJ 2013, MIN 2008–2009
- Epic
Tuineau Alipate
LB · 1994–1995 · NYJ 1994, MIN 1995
- Epic
Michael Mayes
DB · 1990–1991 · NYJ 1990, MIN 1991
The rarest links
The players almost nobody names first, and the biggest bonus in a puzzle.
- Epic
Edmond Robinson
OLB · 2015–2021 · NYJ 2017, MIN 2015–2016
- Epic
Tae Hayes
DB · 2019–2023 · NYJ 2023, MIN 2020
- Epic
Patrick Brown
T · 2010–2012 · NYJ 2010, MIN 2010–2011
- Legendary
Craig James
DB · 2018–2023 · NYJ 2023, MIN 2018
- Legendary
Olrick Johnson
LB · 1999–2000 · NYJ 1999, MIN 1999
- Legendary
Ron Carpenter
DB · 1993–1999 · NYJ 1995–1996, MIN 1993
- Legendary
Mac Stephens
LB · 1990–1991 · NYJ 1990, MIN 1991
- Ball-knower
Ken Johnson
DB · 1990 · NYJ 1990, MIN 1990
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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