Players who played for both the Carolina Panthers and the New England Patriots
57 NFL players have suited up for both franchises. Here they all are, ranked the way The Chains ranks them, most recognizable first.
57
Players
7
Easy to name
Legendary
Best link
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 Panthers player to a Patriots player through Steve Lofton 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
Stephon Gilmore
CB · 2012–2024 · CAR 2021, NE 2017–2020
- Common
Cam Newton
QB · 2011–2021 · CAR 2011–2019, 2021, NE 2020
- Uncommon
Darius Butler
CB · 2009–2017 · CAR 2011, NE 2009–2010
- Uncommon
Vinny Testaverde
QB · 1990–2007 · CAR 2007, NE 2006
- Uncommon
Christian Fauria
TE · 1995–2007 · CAR 2007, NE 2002–2005
- Uncommon
Brandon LaFell
WR · 2010–2018 · CAR 2010–2013, NE 2014–2015
- Uncommon
DaQuan Jones
DE · 2014–2026 · CAR 2021, NE 2026
In the middle
Real answers, but not the first ones people think of.
- Rare
Artrell Hawkins
DB · 1998–2006 · CAR 2004, NE 2005–2006
- Rare
Tyrone Poole
DB · 1995–2008 · CAR 1995–1997, NE 2003–2005
- Rare
Donte Moncrief
WR · 2014–2020 · CAR 2019, NE 2020
- Rare
Mike Jackson
DB · 2019–2026 · CAR 2024–2026, NE 2020
- Rare
Jermaine Wiggins
TE · 2000–2006 · CAR 2002–2003, NE 2000–2001
- Rare
Chris Hogan
WR · 2012–2021 · CAR 2019, NE 2016–2018
- Rare
Chris Slade
LB · 1993–2001 · CAR 2001, NE 1993–2000
- Rare
Jay Barker
QB · 1995–1996 · CAR 1996, NE 1995
- Rare
Troy Hill
CB · 2015–2024 · CAR 2023–2024, NE 2015
- Rare
Blair Thomas
RB · 1990–1995 · CAR 1995, NE 1994
- Rare
Henry Anderson
DT · 2015–2022 · CAR 2022, NE 2021
- Rare
Terrell McClain
DT · 2011–2019 · CAR 2011, NE 2012
- Rare
Todd Sauerbrun
SPEC · 1995–2007 · CAR 2001–2004, NE 2006
- Rare
Donald Hayes
WR · 1998–2002 · CAR 1998–2001, NE 2002
- Rare
Jimmy Hitchcock
DB · 1995–2001 · CAR 2000–2001, NE 1995–1997
- Rare
Alex Erickson
WR · 2016–2024 · CAR 2021, NE 2024
- Rare
Damiere Byrd
WR · 2016–2023 · CAR 2016–2018, NE 2020
- Rare
Kyle Love
NT · 2010–2019 · CAR 2014–2019, NE 2010–2012
- Rare
Rashaan Melvin
CB · 2014–2021 · CAR 2021, NE 2015
- Rare
Kenjon Barner
RB · 2013–2021 · CAR 2013, 2018, NE 2018
- Rare
Joey Slye
K · 2019–2026 · CAR 2019–2020, NE 2024
- Rare
Danny Villa
OL · 1990–1998 · CAR 1998, NE 1990–1991, 1997
- Rare
Shayne Graham
SPEC · 2001–2016 · CAR 2002, NE 2010
- Rare
Travaris Cadet
RB · 2012–2018 · CAR 2018, NE 2015
- Rare
Keion Crossen
DB · 2018–2025 · CAR 2025, NE 2018
- Rare
Rod Smith
DB · 1992–1998 · CAR 1995–1998, NE 1992–1994
- Rare
Marshall Newhouse
T · 2011–2020 · CAR 2018, NE 2019
- Rare
Ken Walter
SPEC · 1997–2006 · CAR 1997–2000, NE 2001–2003, 2006
- Rare
Leonard Johnson
CB · 2012–2018 · CAR 2016, NE 2015
- Rare
Michael Palardy
P · 2016–2024 · CAR 2016–2019, NE 2022
- Rare
Greg Van Roten
G · 2012–2026 · CAR 2017–2019, NE 2026
- Rare
Rob Holmberg
LB · 1994–2001 · CAR 2001, NE 2000–2001
- Rare
Garrett Gilbert
QB · 2017–2022 · CAR 2017–2018, NE 2022
- Rare
Louis Leonard
DT · 2007–2010 · CAR 2009–2010, NE 2010
- Rare
Sam Roberts
DL · 2022–2025 · CAR 2024, NE 2022–2023
- Rare
Ryan Wendell
C · 2009–2016 · CAR 2016, NE 2009–2014
- Rare
Josh Taves
DL · 1995–2002 · CAR 2002, NE 1997
- Epic
Frank Kearse
DT · 2011–2016 · CAR 2011–2012, NE 2016
- Epic
Zach Moore
DE · 2014–2018 · CAR 2017, NE 2014
- Epic
Caleb Benenoch
OL · 2016–2021 · CAR 2019, NE 2019–2020
- Epic
Mike Jordan
OL · 2019–2025 · CAR 2021–2022, NE 2024
- Epic
Nick Thurman
DL · 2019–2024 · CAR 2023–2024, NE 2019–2020
The rarest links
The players almost nobody names first, and the biggest bonus in a puzzle.
- Epic
Brian Kinchen
TE · 1990–2003 · CAR 1999–2000, NE 2003
- Epic
Derrick Fletcher
OL · 1999–2005 · CAR 2002, NE 1999–2000
- Epic
Eddie Jackson
DB · 2004–2007 · CAR 2004, NE 2007
- Epic
Tae Hayes
DB · 2019–2023 · CAR 2022, NE 2022
- Epic
Kantroy Barber
RB · 1996–1999 · CAR 1997, NE 1996
- Epic
Woodrow Hamilton
DL · 2016–2021 · CAR 2020, NE 2016
- Legendary
Elbert Ellis
WR · 1994–1995 · CAR 1995, NE 1994
- Legendary
Steve Lofton
DB · 1991–1999 · CAR 1995–1996, 1998–1999, NE 1997–1998
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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