Players who played for both the Detroit Lions and the Pittsburgh Steelers
52 NFL players have suited up for both franchises. Here they all are, ranked the way The Chains ranks them, most recognizable first.
52
Players
7
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 Lions player to a Steelers player through J.B. Brown 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
Darius Slay
CB · 2013–2025 · DET 2013–2019, PIT 2025
- Common
Eric Ebron
TE · 2014–2021 · DET 2014–2017, PIT 2020–2021
- Common
Allen Robinson
WR · 2014–2024 · DET 2024, PIT 2023
- Uncommon
Tyson Alualu
DT · 2010–2023 · DET 2023, PIT 2017–2022
- Uncommon
Larry Foote
ILB · 2002–2014 · DET 2009, PIT 2002–2008, 2010–2013
- Uncommon
Kwon Alexander
MLB · 2015–2024 · DET 2024, PIT 2023
- Uncommon
Troy Edwards
WR · 1999–2005 · DET 2005, PIT 1999–2001
In the middle
Real answers, but not the first ones people think of.
- Rare
Charlie Batch
QB · 1998–2012 · DET 1998–2001, PIT 2002–2003, 2005–2007, 2009–2012
- Rare
Fernando Bryant
DB · 1999–2008 · DET 2004–2007, PIT 2008
- Rare
LeGarrette Blount
RB · 2010–2018 · DET 2018, PIT 2014
- Rare
Cameron Sutton
DB · 2017–2024 · DET 2023, PIT 2017–2022, 2024
- Rare
Chuck Clark
DB · 2017–2026 · DET 2026, PIT 2025
- Rare
Tre Flowers
DB · 2018–2025 · DET 2025, PIT 2025
- Rare
Jesse James
TE · 2015–2022 · DET 2019–2020, PIT 2015–2018
- Rare
Lance Moore
WR · 2006–2015 · DET 2015, PIT 2014
- Rare
DeShon Elliott
DB · 2019–2025 · DET 2022, PIT 2024–2025
- Rare
Earl Holmes
LB · 1996–2005 · DET 2003–2005, PIT 1996–2001
- Rare
Miles Killebrew
DB · 2016–2026 · DET 2016–2020, PIT 2021–2025
- Rare
Arthur Maulet
DB · 2017–2025 · DET 2025, PIT 2021–2022
- Rare
Joshua Dobbs
QB · 2017–2026 · DET 2026, PIT 2017–2020
- Rare
Richard Huntley
RB · 1996–2002 · DET 2002, PIT 1998–2000
- Rare
Kyle Allen
QB · 2018–2026 · DET 2025, PIT 2024
- Rare
Tim McKyer
DB · 1990–1997 · DET 1993, PIT 1994
- Rare
Travis Kirschke
DL · 1997–2009 · DET 1997–2002, PIT 2004–2009
- Rare
Jeff Hartings
OL · 1996–2006 · DET 1996–2000, PIT 2001–2006
- Rare
Clint Kriewaldt
LB · 1999–2007 · DET 1999–2002, PIT 2003–2007
- Rare
Chris Oldham
DB · 1990–2001 · DET 1990, PIT 1995–1999
- Rare
Kent Graham
QB · 1992–2002 · DET 1995, PIT 2000
- Rare
Isaiah Buggs
DL · 2019–2023 · DET 2022–2023, PIT 2019–2021
- Rare
Brodric Martin
DL · 2023–2025 · DET 2023–2024, PIT 2025
- Rare
Barrett Brooks
OL · 1995–2005 · DET 1999–2000, PIT 2003–2005
- Rare
Brenden Stai
OL · 1995–2002 · DET 2001, PIT 1995–1999
- Rare
Walter Rasby
TE · 1994–2004 · DET 1998–2000, PIT 1994, 2004
- Rare
Rick Strom
QB · 1990–1996 · DET 1996, PIT 1990–1993
- Rare
Mike Tomczak
QB · 1990–2000 · DET 2000, PIT 1993–1999
- Rare
Jonathan Scott
T · 2006–2014 · DET 2006–2007, PIT 2010–2011
- Rare
Anthony Madison
CB · 2006–2011 · DET 2011, PIT 2006–2010
- Rare
Sean McHugh
TE · 2004–2008 · DET 2005–2007, PIT 2008
- Rare
Mark Royals
SPEC · 1990–2003 · DET 1995–1996, PIT 1992–1994
- Rare
Chidi Iwuoma
DB · 2001–2007 · DET 2001, PIT 2002–2006
- Rare
Crezdon Butler
CB · 2010–2016 · DET 2015–2016, PIT 2010
- Rare
Chris Hubbard
G · 2014–2025 · DET 2025, PIT 2014–2017
- Epic
Stefan Logan
WR · 2009–2012 · DET 2010–2012, PIT 2009
- Epic
Jamon Meredith
T · 2009–2016 · DET 2010, PIT 2011
The rarest links
The players almost nobody names first, and the biggest bonus in a puzzle.
- Epic
Ryan McCollum
OL · 2021–2026 · DET 2021, PIT 2023–2026
- Epic
Godwin Igwebuike
DB · 2018–2023 · DET 2021, PIT 2023
- Epic
Darryl Ford
LB · 1992–1994 · DET 1992–1993, PIT 1992
- Epic
Jalen Elliott
DB · 2021–2024 · DET 2021, PIT 2024
- Epic
Larry Tharpe
OL · 1992–2000 · DET 1992–1994, 1997–1998, PIT 2000
- Epic
Brian Mihalik
OL · 2016–2018 · DET 2016–2017, PIT 2016
- Epic
Mark Rodenhauser
OL · 1990–1999 · DET 1993–1994, PIT 1998
- Epic
J.B. Brown
DB · 1990–2000 · DET 1999–2000, PIT 1997
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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