Players who played for both the New England Patriots and the Seattle Seahawks
47 NFL players have suited up for both franchises. Here they all are, ranked the way The Chains ranks them, most recognizable first.
47
Players
9
Easy to name
Epic
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 Seahawks player through Dewey McDonald 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
Joey Galloway
WR · 1995–2010 · NE 2009, SEA 1995–1999
- Common
Shawn Springs
DB · 1997–2009 · NE 2009, SEA 1997–2003
- Common
Lawyer Milloy
DB · 1996–2010 · NE 1996–2002, SEA 2009–2010
- Common
Deion Branch
WR · 2002–2012 · NE 2002–2005, 2010–2012, SEA 2006–2010
- Uncommon
Chad Brown
LB · 1993–2007 · NE 2005, 2007, SEA 1997–2004
- Uncommon
Christian Fauria
TE · 1995–2007 · NE 2002–2005, SEA 1995–2001
- Uncommon
Dre'Mont Jones
DL · 2019–2026 · NE 2026, SEA 2023–2024
- Uncommon
Barkevious Mingo
OLB · 2013–2020 · NE 2016, SEA 2018
- Uncommon
Phillip Dorsett
WR · 2015–2023 · NE 2017–2019, SEA 2021
In the middle
Real answers, but not the first ones people think of.
- Rare
Alan Branch
NT · 2007–2017 · NE 2014–2017, SEA 2011–2012
- Rare
Leon Washington
RB · 2006–2014 · NE 2013, SEA 2010–2012
- Rare
Cassius Marsh
DE · 2014–2021 · NE 2017, SEA 2014–2016
- Rare
Chris Baker
TE · 2002–2010 · NE 2009, SEA 2010
- Rare
Josh Gordon
WR · 2012–2022 · NE 2018–2019, SEA 2019
- Rare
Heath Evans
RB · 2001–2010 · NE 2005–2008, SEA 2001–2004
- Rare
Michael Bennett
DT · 2009–2019 · NE 2019, SEA 2009, 2013–2017
- Rare
Mike Jackson
DB · 2019–2026 · NE 2020, SEA 2021–2023
- Rare
Brandon Browner
CB · 2011–2016 · NE 2014, SEA 2011–2013, 2016
- Rare
Brandon Mitchell
DL · 1997–2004 · NE 1997–2001, SEA 2002–2004
- Rare
Justin Coleman
DB · 2015–2022 · NE 2015–2016, SEA 2017–2018, 2022
- Rare
Phillip Adams
CB · 2010–2015 · NE 2011, SEA 2011
- Rare
Niko Koutouvides
MLB · 2004–2012 · NE 2011–2012, SEA 2004–2007
- Rare
Bobby Hamilton
DL · 1994–2007 · NE 2000–2003, SEA 1994
- Rare
Pharaoh Brown
TE · 2017–2026 · NE 2023, SEA 2024
- Rare
Chris Canty
DB · 1997–2000 · NE 1997–1998, SEA 1999–2000
- Rare
Chad Eaton
DL · 1995–2004 · NE 1996–2000, SEA 2001–2002
- Rare
Dekoda Watson
OLB · 2010–2019 · NE 2015, SEA 2019
- Rare
Jacob Hollister
TE · 2017–2022 · NE 2017–2018, SEA 2019–2020
- Rare
Jon Vaughn
RB · 1991–1994 · NE 1991–1992, SEA 1993–1994
- Rare
Fred McCrary
RB · 1995–2007 · NE 2003, SEA 2007
- Rare
Tracy White
OLB · 2003–2012 · NE 2010–2012, SEA 2003–2004
- Rare
Tim Hauck
DB · 1990–2002 · NE 1990, SEA 1997
- Rare
Brent Williams
DL · 1990–1996 · NE 1990–1993, SEA 1994–1995
- Rare
Kevin Kasper
WR · 2001–2004 · NE 2004, SEA 2002
- Rare
Ken Walter
SPEC · 1997–2006 · NE 2001–2003, 2006, SEA 2004
- Rare
Sealver Siliga
NT · 2012–2017 · NE 2013–2015, SEA 2016
- Rare
Ben Brown
OL · 2023–2026 · NE 2024–2026, SEA 2023
- Rare
Riddick Parker
DL · 1997–2003 · NE 2001, SEA 1997–2000
- Rare
Rashad Moore
DT · 2003–2007 · NE 2007, SEA 2003–2004
The rarest links
The players almost nobody names first, and the biggest bonus in a puzzle.
- Rare
Dion Lambert
DB · 1992–1995 · NE 1992–1993, SEA 1994–1995
- Rare
Greg Scruggs
DE · 2012–2016 · NE 2016, SEA 2012, 2014
- Epic
Grant Williams
OL · 1996–2004 · NE 2000–2001, SEA 1996–1999
- Epic
Tom Ashworth
T · 2002–2007 · NE 2002–2005, SEA 2006–2007
- Epic
John Friesz
QB · 1990–2000 · NE 1999–2000, SEA 1995–1998
- Epic
Ronnie Harris
WR · 1993–1999 · NE 1993–1994, SEA 1994–1998
- Epic
Matt Tobin
T · 2013–2018 · NE 2018, SEA 2017
- Epic
Dewey McDonald
DB · 2014–2017 · NE 2015, SEA 2016–2017
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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