Players who played for both the New Orleans Saints and the Seattle Seahawks

63 NFL players have suited up for both franchises. Here they all are, ranked the way The Chains ranks them, most recognizable first.

Players

Easy to name

Legendary

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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 Saints player to a Seahawks player through Rickie Shaw and the link is rated Legendary (+250 bonus points). The obvious answers score little. The deep cuts are where the big points are.

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Easy to name

Common and Uncommon. The easiest answers between these two teams.

Adrian Peterson
RB · 2007–2021 · NO 2017, SEA 2021
Common
Kevin Williams
DT · 2003–2016 · NO 2015–2016, SEA 2014
Common
Noah Fant
TE · 2019–2026 · NO 2026, SEA 2022–2024
Common
Jimmy Graham
TE · 2010–2023 · NO 2010–2014, 2023, SEA 2015–2017
Common
Brandon Marshall
WR · 2006–2018 · NO 2018, SEA 2018
Common
C.J. Spiller
RB · 2010–2017 · NO 2015–2016, SEA 2016
Uncommon
Julius Jones
RB · 2004–2010 · NO 2010, SEA 2008–2010
Uncommon
Darryl Tapp
DE · 2006–2017 · NO 2016, SEA 2006–2009
Uncommon

In the middle

Real answers, but not the first ones people think of.

Mario Edwards
DE · 2015–2026 · NO 2019, SEA 2023
Rare
Fred Thomas
DB · 1996–2007 · NO 2000–2007, SEA 1996–1999
Rare
John Jenkins
NT · 2013–2026 · NO 2013–2016, SEA 2016
Rare
Darrin Smith
LB · 1993–2004 · NO 2000–2004, SEA 1998–1999
Rare
Anthony Hargrove
DE · 2004–2011 · NO 2009–2010, SEA 2011
Rare
Johnathan Abram
DB · 2019–2024 · NO 2023–2024, SEA 2022
Rare
Jonathan Bullard
DL · 2016–2026 · NO 2025, SEA 2020
Rare
Nick Vannett
TE · 2016–2026 · NO 2021–2022, SEA 2016–2019
Rare
Lamar Smith
RB · 1994–2003 · NO 1998–1999, 2003, SEA 1994–1997
Rare
Heath Evans
RB · 2001–2010 · NO 2009–2010, SEA 2001–2004
Rare
Sean Dawkins
WR · 1993–2001 · NO 1998, SEA 1999–2000
Rare
Rashid Shaheed
WR · 2022–2026 · NO 2022–2025, SEA 2025–2026
Rare
Brandon Browner
CB · 2011–2016 · NO 2015, SEA 2011–2013, 2016
Rare
David Hawthorne
MLB · 2008–2015 · NO 2012–2015, SEA 2008–2011
Rare
Ugo Amadi
DB · 2019–2025 · NO 2023–2025, SEA 2019–2021
Rare
Jay Bellamy
DB · 1994–2007 · NO 2001–2007, SEA 1994–2000
Rare
Norman Hand
DL · 1995–2004 · NO 2000–2002, SEA 2003
Rare
John Kasay
SPEC · 1991–2011 · NO 2011, SEA 1991–1994
Rare
Tony McDaniel
DT · 2006–2017 · NO 2017, SEA 2013–2014, 2016
Rare
Rueben Mayes
RB · 1990–1993 · NO 1990–1991, SEA 1992–1993
Rare
Chris Canty
DB · 1997–2000 · NO 2000, SEA 1999–2000
Rare
Matt McCoy
OLB · 2005–2011 · NO 2007, SEA 2010–2011
Rare
Matt Flynn
QB · 2008–2016 · NO 2015–2016, SEA 2012
Rare
Velus Jones Jr.
WR · 2022–2026 · NO 2025, SEA 2025–2026
Rare
Will Herring
OLB · 2007–2014 · NO 2011–2013, SEA 2007–2010
Rare
Max Unger
G · 2009–2018 · NO 2015–2018, SEA 2009, 2011–2014
Rare
Ray-Ray Armstrong
OLB · 2013–2020 · NO 2019, SEA 2020
Rare
Fred McCrary
RB · 1995–2007 · NO 1997, SEA 2007
Rare
T.J. Green
DB · 2016–2021 · NO 2019, SEA 2018
Rare
Olindo Mare
SPEC · 1997–2012 · NO 2007, SEA 2008–2010
Rare
Howard Green
DE · 2002–2011 · NO 2003–2004, SEA 2007–2008
Rare
Tom Johnson
DT · 2011–2018 · NO 2011–2013, SEA 2018
Rare
Tony Jones
RB · 2020–2024 · NO 2020–2023, SEA 2022
Rare
Robert Wilson
WR · 1997–2001 · NO 2000–2001, SEA 1997–1999
Rare
Rufus Porter
LB · 1990–1997 · NO 1995–1996, SEA 1990–1994
Rare
John Owens
TE · 2002–2009 · NO 2006–2007, SEA 2009
Rare
Selwyn Jones
DB · 1992–1997 · NO 1994, SEA 1995–1996
Rare
Cedric Woodard
DL · 2000–2005 · NO 2005, SEA 2000–2004
Rare
Jake Luton
QB · 2020–2023 · NO 2022, SEA 2021
Rare
James Carpenter
T · 2011–2021 · NO 2021, SEA 2011–2014
Rare
Jason Kyle
LB · 1995–2010 · NO 2009–2010, SEA 1995–1998
Rare
Ronald Powell
OLB · 2014–2016 · NO 2014, SEA 2016
Rare
Daryl Hobbs
WR · 1993–1997 · NO 1997, SEA 1997
Epic
Mike Keim
OL · 1991–1995 · NO 1991, SEA 1992–1995
Epic
Paul Green
TE · 1992–1996 · NO 1996, SEA 1992–1994
Epic
Akeem Davis
S · 2014–2016 · NO 2015, SEA 2015
Epic
Brian Milne
RB · 1996–2000 · NO 2000, SEA 1999
Epic

The rarest links

The players almost nobody names first, and the biggest bonus in a puzzle.

Easop Winston
WR · 2021–2023 · NO 2021, SEA 2023
Epic
Justin March
LB · 2016–2021 · NO 2021, SEA 2017
Epic
Donald Willis
OL · 1995–2003 · NO 1995–1997, SEA 1995
Epic
Will Robinson
T · 2009–2012 · NO 2011–2012, SEA 2010
Epic
Robert Williams
DB · 1998–1999 · NO 1999, SEA 1999
Epic
Kevin Houser
RB · 2000–2010 · NO 2000–2008, SEA 2009
Epic
DeShone Myles
LB · 1998–2001 · NO 2001, SEA 1998–2000
Epic
Rickie Shaw
OL · 1993–1994 · NO 1993, SEA 1993
Legendary

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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Players who played for both the New Orleans Saints and the Seattle Seahawks

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