Players who played for both the Carolina Panthers and the Pittsburgh Steelers
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 Panthers player to a Steelers player through Mortty Ivy 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
DeAngelo Williams
RB · 2006–2016 · CAR 2006–2014, PIT 2015–2016
- Uncommon
Donte Jackson
DB · 2018–2026 · CAR 2018–2023, PIT 2024
- Uncommon
Diontae Johnson
WR · 2019–2024 · CAR 2024, PIT 2019–2023
- Uncommon
Kevin Greene
LB · 1990–1999 · CAR 1996, 1998–1999, PIT 1993–1995
- Uncommon
Jerricho Cotchery
WR · 2004–2016 · CAR 2014–2016, PIT 2011–2013
- Uncommon
Mike Mitchell
SS · 2009–2018 · CAR 2013, PIT 2014–2017
- Uncommon
Adam Thielen
WR · 2014–2025 · CAR 2023–2024, PIT 2025
In the middle
Real answers, but not the first ones people think of.
- Rare
Brentson Buckner
DL · 1994–2005 · CAR 2001–2005, PIT 1994–1996
- Rare
Donte Moncrief
WR · 2014–2020 · CAR 2019, PIT 2019
- Rare
Kenny Pickett
QB · 2022–2026 · CAR 2026, PIT 2022–2023
- Rare
Jeff Zgonina
DL · 1993–2009 · CAR 1995, PIT 1993–1994
- Rare
Chris Wormley
DL · 2017–2025 · CAR 2023, PIT 2020–2022
- Rare
Ray-Ray McCloud
WR · 2018–2025 · CAR 2019, PIT 2020–2021
- Rare
Ross Cockrell
CB · 2014–2021 · CAR 2019, PIT 2015–2016
- Rare
Rico Dowdle
RB · 2020–2026 · CAR 2025, PIT 2026
- Rare
Brent Alexander
DB · 1994–2005 · CAR 1998–1999, PIT 2000–2003
- Rare
Marco Battaglia
TE · 1996–2003 · CAR 2003, PIT 2002
- Rare
Richard Huntley
RB · 1996–2002 · CAR 2001, PIT 1998–2000
- Rare
Kyle Allen
QB · 2018–2026 · CAR 2018–2019, PIT 2024
- Rare
Rohn Stark
SPEC · 1990–1997 · CAR 1996, PIT 1995
- Rare
Greg Lloyd
LB · 1990–1998 · CAR 1998, PIT 1990–1997
- Rare
Tim McKyer
DB · 1990–1997 · CAR 1995, PIT 1994
- Rare
Gerald Williams
DL · 1990–1997 · CAR 1995–1997, PIT 1990–1994
- Rare
Trai Turner
G · 2014–2022 · CAR 2014–2019, PIT 2021
- Rare
Shayne Graham
SPEC · 2001–2016 · CAR 2002, PIT 2013
- Rare
Alan Haller
DB · 1992–1995 · CAR 1995, PIT 1992–1993
- Rare
Ray Seals
LB · 1990–1997 · CAR 1997, PIT 1994–1996
- Rare
Matthew Wright
K · 2020–2025 · CAR 2023, PIT 2020, 2022
- Rare
Ernie Mills
WR · 1991–1999 · CAR 1997, PIT 1991–1996
- Rare
Dee Brown
RB · 2001–2006 · CAR 2001–2002, PIT 2003
- Rare
Walter Rasby
TE · 1994–2004 · CAR 1995–1997, PIT 1994, 2004
- Rare
Justin Hartwig
G · 2002–2009 · CAR 2007, PIT 2008–2009
- Rare
Jon Rhattigan
LB · 2021–2025 · CAR 2024, PIT 2025
- Rare
Jeremiah Moon
LB · 2023–2026 · CAR 2025–2026, PIT 2024–2025
- Rare
D'Shawn Jamison
DB · 2023–2025 · CAR 2023, PIT 2025
- Rare
Trent Scott
OL · 2018–2025 · CAR 2020–2021, PIT 2022
- Rare
Todd Fordham
OL · 1997–2006 · CAR 2004–2006, PIT 2003
- Rare
Donta Jones
LB · 1995–2000 · CAR 1999, PIT 1995–1998
- Rare
Brian St. Pierre
QB · 2003–2010 · CAR 2010, PIT 2003–2004, 2006–2007
- Rare
Richie Cunningham
SPEC · 1997–2002 · CAR 1999–2000, PIT 2002
- Epic
Keydrick Vincent
OL · 2001–2010 · CAR 2008–2009, PIT 2001–2004
- Epic
Fernando Velasco
C · 2009–2016 · CAR 2014–2015, PIT 2013
- Epic
Eku Leota
LB · 2023–2026 · CAR 2023–2024, PIT 2024
- Epic
Rich Tylski
OL · 1996–2004 · CAR 2004, PIT 2000–2001
- Epic
Israel Raybon
DL · 1996–1997 · CAR 1997, PIT 1996
The rarest links
The players almost nobody names first, and the biggest bonus in a puzzle.
- Epic
Chris Scott
T · 2010–2016 · CAR 2013–2016, PIT 2010
- Epic
Mark Rodenhauser
OL · 1990–1999 · CAR 1995–1997, PIT 1998
- Epic
Walter Young
WR · 2003–2006 · CAR 2003, PIT 2006
- Epic
Dwight Stone
WR · 1990–2000 · CAR 1995–1998, PIT 1990–1994
- Epic
Kion Wilson
LB · 2010–2013 · CAR 2011, PIT 2013
- Epic
Ra'Shon Harris
DT · 2009 · CAR 2009, PIT 2009
- Epic
Jeff Brady
LB · 1991–1999 · CAR 1998, PIT 1991
- Legendary
Mortty Ivy
LB · 2009–2011 · CAR 2009, PIT 2011
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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