Players who played for both the New England Patriots and the Pittsburgh Steelers
50 NFL players have suited up for both franchises. Here they all are, ranked the way The Chains ranks them, most recognizable first.
50
Players
13
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 Steelers player through Justin Kurpeikis 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
Antonio Brown
WR · 2010–2021 · NE 2019, PIT 2010–2018
- Common
James Harrison
LB · 2002–2017 · NE 2017, PIT 2002, 2004–2012, 2014–2017
- Common
Joey Galloway
WR · 1995–2010 · NE 2009, PIT 2009
- Common
Mike Vrabel
DL · 1997–2010 · NE 2001–2008, PIT 1997–2000
- Common
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR · 2017–2025 · NE 2023, PIT 2017–2021
- Common
Jabrill Peppers
DB · 2017–2025 · NE 2022–2024, PIT 2025
- Uncommon
Cordarrelle Patterson
WR · 2013–2024 · NE 2018, PIT 2024
- Uncommon
Jonnu Smith
TE · 2017–2026 · NE 2021–2022, PIT 2025
- Uncommon
Kyle Dugger
DB · 2020–2026 · NE 2020–2025, PIT 2025
- Uncommon
Chad Brown
LB · 1993–2007 · NE 2005, 2007, PIT 1993–1996, 2006
- Uncommon
Chad Scott
DB · 1997–2006 · NE 2005–2006, PIT 1997–2004
- Uncommon
Stevan Ridley
RB · 2011–2018 · NE 2011–2014, PIT 2017–2018
- Uncommon
Jon Bostic
MLB · 2013–2022 · NE 2015, PIT 2018
In the middle
Real answers, but not the first ones people think of.
- Rare
Eric Rowe
CB · 2015–2023 · NE 2016–2018, PIT 2023
- Rare
LeGarrette Blount
RB · 2010–2018 · NE 2013–2016, PIT 2014
- Rare
Donte Moncrief
WR · 2014–2020 · NE 2020, PIT 2019
- Rare
Cassius Marsh
DE · 2014–2021 · NE 2017, PIT 2020
- Rare
Elandon Roberts
LB · 2016–2025 · NE 2016–2019, PIT 2023–2024
- Rare
Nate Washington
WR · 2005–2016 · NE 2016, PIT 2005–2008
- Rare
Robert Spillane
LB · 2018–2026 · NE 2025–2026, PIT 2019–2022
- Rare
Amos Zereoue
RB · 1999–2005 · NE 2005, PIT 1999–2003
- Rare
Hank Poteat
DB · 2000–2009 · NE 2005–2006, PIT 2000–2002
- Rare
John Simon
OLB · 2013–2021 · NE 2018–2020, PIT 2021
- Rare
Jim Miller
QB · 1994–2004 · NE 2004, PIT 1994–1996
- Rare
Sean Davis
DB · 2016–2021 · NE 2021, PIT 2016–2020
- Rare
Brian Hoyer
QB · 2009–2023 · NE 2009–2011, 2017–2018, 2020–2022, PIT 2012
- Rare
Joshua Dobbs
QB · 2017–2026 · NE 2025, PIT 2017–2020
- Rare
Corey Ivy
DB · 1999–2009 · NE 1999, PIT 2009
- Rare
Aaron Jones
DL · 1990–1996 · NE 1993–1995, PIT 1990–1992
- Rare
Gunner Olszewski
WR · 2019–2025 · NE 2019–2021, PIT 2022–2023
- Rare
Charles Johnson
WR · 1994–2002 · NE 2001, PIT 1994–1998
- Rare
Zoltan Mesko
P · 2010–2013 · NE 2010–2012, PIT 2013
- Rare
Shayne Graham
SPEC · 2001–2016 · NE 2010, PIT 2013
- Rare
Chukwuma Okorafor
OL · 2018–2026 · NE 2024, PIT 2018–2023
- Rare
Daniel Ekuale
DL · 2019–2025 · NE 2021–2024, PIT 2025
- Rare
Chris Calloway
WR · 1990–2000 · NE 2000, PIT 1990–1991
- Rare
Craig Veasey
DL · 1990–1995 · NE 1992, PIT 1990–1991
- Rare
Mark Robinson
LB · 2022–2025 · NE 2025, PIT 2022–2025
- Rare
Sean Morey
WR · 1999–2009 · NE 1999, PIT 2004–2006
- Rare
Leroy Thompson
RB · 1991–1996 · NE 1994, PIT 1991–1993
- Rare
Chidi Iwuoma
DB · 2001–2007 · NE 2006, PIT 2002–2006
- Rare
Chris Sullivan
DL · 1996–2001 · NE 1996–1999, 2001, PIT 2000
The rarest links
The players almost nobody names first, and the biggest bonus in a puzzle.
- Epic
Calvin Anderson
OL · 2020–2025 · NE 2023, PIT 2024–2025
- Epic
Josh Miller
SPEC · 1996–2007 · NE 2004–2006, PIT 1996–2003
- Epic
DeMarcus Ayers
WR · 2016–2017 · NE 2017, PIT 2016
- Epic
Rob McGovern
LB · 1990–1992 · NE 1992, PIT 1991
- Epic
Stan Clayton
OL · 1990–1992 · NE 1990–1991, PIT 1992
- Epic
Larry Tharpe
OL · 1992–2000 · NE 1996, PIT 2000
- Epic
Ross Ventrone
DB · 2011–2015 · NE 2011, PIT 2014–2015
- Epic
Justin Kurpeikis
LB · 2001–2004 · NE 2004, PIT 2001–2002
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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