Players who played for both the Detroit Lions and the Baltimore Ravens
53 NFL players have suited up for both franchises. Here they all are, ranked the way The Chains ranks them, most recognizable first.
53
Players
7
Easy to name
Legendary
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 Lions player to a Ravens player through Damion Cook and the link is rated Legendary (+250 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
Anquan Boldin
WR · 2003–2016 · DET 2016, BAL 2010–2012
- Common
Kyle Van Noy
LB · 2014–2026 · DET 2014–2016, BAL 2023–2025
- Common
Haloti Ngata
DT · 2006–2018 · DET 2015–2017, BAL 2006–2014
- Uncommon
Za'Darius Smith
OLB · 2015–2026 · DET 2024, BAL 2015–2018
- Uncommon
Kevin Johnson
WR · 1999–2005 · DET 2005, BAL 2004
- Uncommon
Travis Taylor
WR · 2000–2008 · DET 2008, BAL 2000–2004
- Uncommon
Cory Redding
DT · 2003–2016 · DET 2003–2008, BAL 2010–2011
In the middle
Real answers, but not the first ones people think of.
- Rare
Josh Wilson
CB · 2007–2015 · DET 2015, BAL 2010
- Rare
Rock Ya-Sin
DB · 2019–2026 · DET 2025–2026, BAL 2023
- Rare
Chuck Clark
DB · 2017–2026 · DET 2026, BAL 2017–2022
- Rare
Luke Willson
TE · 2013–2020 · DET 2018, BAL 2020
- Rare
Daryl Worley
DB · 2016–2024 · DET 2021, BAL 2021–2023
- Rare
Justin Forsett
RB · 2008–2016 · DET 2016, BAL 2014–2016
- Rare
DeShon Elliott
DB · 2019–2025 · DET 2022, BAL 2019–2021
- Rare
Justin Bannan
DT · 2002–2013 · DET 2013, BAL 2006–2009
- Rare
Devon Kennard
OLB · 2014–2022 · DET 2018–2019, BAL 2022
- Rare
Josh Bynes
LB · 2011–2022 · DET 2014–2016, BAL 2011–2013, 2019, 2021–2022
- Rare
Amani Oruwariye
DB · 2019–2025 · DET 2019–2022, BAL 2025
- Rare
James Ihedigbo
DB · 2008–2016 · DET 2014–2015, BAL 2012–2013
- Rare
Arthur Maulet
DB · 2017–2025 · DET 2025, BAL 2023–2024
- Rare
Kevin Zeitler
G · 2012–2026 · DET 2024, BAL 2021–2023
- Rare
Josh Johnson
QB · 2008–2025 · DET 2019, BAL 2021, 2023–2024
- Rare
Robert Bailey
DB · 1991–2001 · DET 1997–1999, 2001, BAL 2000
- Rare
Rashaan Melvin
CB · 2014–2021 · DET 2019, BAL 2014–2015
- Rare
Greg Montgomery
SPEC · 1990–1997 · DET 1994, BAL 1996–1997
- Rare
Brandon Copeland
OLB · 2015–2022 · DET 2015–2016, BAL 2022
- Rare
Chris Board
LB · 2018–2025 · DET 2022, BAL 2018–2021, 2024
- Rare
Stoney Case
QB · 1995–2000 · DET 2000, BAL 1999
- Rare
Cassius Vaughn
CB · 2010–2015 · DET 2014, BAL 2015
- Rare
Scott Mitchell
QB · 1991–2001 · DET 1994–1998, BAL 1999
- Rare
Malik Cunningham
QB · 2023–2025 · DET 2025, BAL 2023
- Rare
James Jones
DL · 1991–2000 · DET 1999–2000, BAL 1996–1998
- Rare
Keith Washington
DL · 1995–2004 · DET 1996, BAL 1997–2000
- Rare
Edwin Mulitalo
OL · 1999–2008 · DET 2007–2008, BAL 1999–2005
- Rare
Jeremy Ross
WR · 2012–2016 · DET 2013–2014, BAL 2015
- Rare
Julian Stanford
OLB · 2012–2022 · DET 2013–2014, BAL 2022
- Rare
Yamon Figurs
WR · 2007–2010 · DET 2009, BAL 2007–2008
- Rare
Rick Wagner
T · 2013–2020 · DET 2017–2019, BAL 2013–2016
- Rare
Khalil Dorsey
DB · 2020–2026 · DET 2023–2026, BAL 2020
- Rare
Parker Ehinger
OL · 2016–2021 · DET 2021, BAL 2019
- Epic
Danny Gorrer
DB · 2009–2014 · DET 2014, BAL 2011, 2014
- Epic
Trystan Colon
OL · 2020–2025 · DET 2025, BAL 2020–2022
- Epic
Will Holden
OL · 2017–2021 · DET 2021, BAL 2020
- Epic
Corey Harris
WR · 1992–2003 · DET 2002–2003, BAL 1998–2001
- Epic
James Atkins
OL · 1994–2000 · DET 2000, BAL 1998–1999
The rarest links
The players almost nobody names first, and the biggest bonus in a puzzle.
- Epic
Andrew Donnal
T · 2015–2019 · DET 2018, BAL 2017
- Epic
Asa Jackson
CB · 2012–2017 · DET 2016, BAL 2012–2016
- Epic
Chris Harrison
OL · 1996–1999 · DET 1996–1998, BAL 1999
- Epic
Tony McRae
DB · 2016–2020 · DET 2020, BAL 2017
- Epic
Chris Greenwood
DB · 2013–2014 · DET 2013, BAL 2014
- Epic
Prince Miller
DB · 2010–2012 · DET 2010, BAL 2010
- Epic
Jake Nordin
TE · 2007–2009 · DET 2009, BAL 2007
- Legendary
Damion Cook
DL · 2001–2008 · DET 2008, BAL 2002–2004
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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