Players who played for both the New England Patriots and the Los Angeles Rams
56 NFL players have suited up for both franchises. Here they all are, ranked the way The Chains ranks them, most recognizable first.
56
Players
12
Easy to name
Ball-knower
Best link
Chains matchup: Friendly. 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 Patriots player to a Rams player through Bill Murray and the link is rated Ball-knower (+400 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
Chris Long
DE · 2008–2018 · NE 2016, RAM 2008–2015
- Common
Brandin Cooks
WR · 2014–2026 · NE 2017, RAM 2018–2019
- Common
Steven Jackson
RB · 2004–2015 · NE 2015, RAM 2004–2012
- Common
Aqib Talib
CB · 2008–2019 · NE 2012–2013, RAM 2018–2019
- Uncommon
Kenny Britt
WR · 2009–2017 · NE 2017, RAM 2014–2016
- Uncommon
Leonard Russell
RB · 1991–1996 · NE 1991–1993, RAM 1995
- Uncommon
Jimmy Garoppolo
QB · 2014–2025 · NE 2014–2017, RAM 2024–2025
- Uncommon
Brandon Lloyd
WR · 2003–2014 · NE 2012, RAM 2011
- Uncommon
Sony Michel
RB · 2018–2022 · NE 2018–2020, RAM 2021
- Uncommon
Zach Thomas
OL · 2022–2024 · NE 2024, RAM 2022–2023
- Uncommon
Roman Phifer
LB · 1991–2004 · NE 2001–2004, RAM 1991–1998
- Uncommon
Wes Welker
WR · 2004–2016 · NE 2007–2012, RAM 2015–2016
In the middle
Real answers, but not the first ones people think of.
- Rare
Danny Amendola
WR · 2009–2021 · NE 2013–2017, RAM 2009–2012
- Rare
Akeem Ayers
OLB · 2011–2017 · NE 2014, RAM 2015
- Rare
Bradley Fletcher
CB · 2009–2015 · NE 2015, RAM 2009–2012
- Rare
Troy Hill
CB · 2015–2024 · NE 2015, RAM 2015–2020, 2022
- Rare
Dominique Easley
DE · 2014–2018 · NE 2014–2015, RAM 2016, 2018
- Rare
Henry Ellard
WR · 1990–1998 · NE 1998, RAM 1990–1993
- Rare
Michael Hoomanawanui
TE · 2010–2017 · NE 2012–2015, RAM 2010–2011
- Rare
Ray Agnew
DL · 1990–2000 · NE 1990–1994, RAM 1998–2000
- Rare
Corey Ivy
DB · 1999–2009 · NE 1999, RAM 2005
- Rare
Daniel Fells
TE · 2006–2015 · NE 2012, RAM 2008–2010
- Rare
Mosi Tatupu
RB · 1990–1991 · NE 1990, RAM 1991
- Rare
Marv Cook
TE · 1990–1995 · NE 1990–1993, RAM 1995
- Rare
Greg Salas
WR · 2011–2016 · NE 2012, RAM 2011
- Rare
Torrance Small
WR · 1992–2001 · NE 2001, RAM 1997
- Rare
Dane Looker
WR · 2000–2008 · NE 2000, RAM 2002–2008
- Rare
Joe Cardona
LS · 2015–2026 · NE 2015–2024, RAM 2026
- Rare
Don Davis
LB · 1996–2006 · NE 2003–2006, RAM 2001–2002
- Rare
Cameron Cleeland
TE · 1998–2005 · NE 2002, RAM 2003–2005
- Rare
Steve Israel
DB · 1992–2001 · NE 1997–1999, RAM 1992–1994
- Rare
Charles Woods
DB · 2024–2026 · NE 2025–2026, RAM 2024
- Rare
Ochaun Mathis
LB · 2023–2024 · NE 2024, RAM 2023
- Rare
Cody Davis
DB · 2013–2023 · NE 2020–2023, RAM 2013–2017
- Rare
Kai Forbath
K · 2012–2020 · NE 2019, RAM 2020
- Rare
Derek Rivers
DL · 2018–2021 · NE 2018, 2020, RAM 2020
- Rare
O.J. Brigance
LB · 1996–2002 · NE 2002, RAM 2001–2002
- Rare
Cory Durden
DL · 2023–2026 · NE 2025–2026, RAM 2023
- Rare
Matthew Mulligan
TE · 2009–2016 · NE 2013, RAM 2012
- Rare
Eric Moore
DE · 2005–2010 · NE 2010, RAM 2006–2008
- Rare
Todd F. Collins
LB · 1992–2000 · NE 1992–1994, 1996–1998, RAM 1999–2000
- Rare
Louis Leonard
DT · 2007–2010 · NE 2010, RAM 2007
- Rare
Dave Wohlabaugh
OL · 1995–2003 · NE 1995–1998, RAM 2003
- Rare
Heath Irwin
OL · 1996–2002 · NE 1996–1999, RAM 2002
- Epic
Thomas Welch
T · 2010–2013 · NE 2011, RAM 2011
- Epic
Stephen Spach
TE · 2005–2011 · NE 2007–2008, RAM 2011
- Epic
Brandon Gorin
OL · 2001–2009 · NE 2003–2005, RAM 2007
- Epic
Grant Williams
OL · 1996–2004 · NE 2000–2001, RAM 2002–2004
The rarest links
The players almost nobody names first, and the biggest bonus in a puzzle.
- Epic
Chuck Osborne
DL · 1996–2000 · NE 2000, RAM 1996
- Epic
Quinn Ojinnaka
T · 2006–2012 · NE 2010, RAM 2012
- Epic
Mark LeVoir
T · 2007–2011 · NE 2008–2010, RAM 2007, 2011
- Epic
Hakim Akbar
DB · 2001–2003 · NE 2001, RAM 2002
- Epic
Kole Ayi
LB · 2001–2002 · NE 2001, RAM 2001–2002
- Epic
Nicholas Grigsby
LB · 2016–2018 · NE 2017–2018, RAM 2016
- Epic
Mike D. Jones
DL · 1991–1999 · NE 1994–1997, RAM 1998
- Ball-knower
Bill Murray
DL · 2022–2026 · NE 2022, RAM 2026
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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