Arizona Cardinals and Las Vegas Raiders players: who played for both

Who played for both the Cardinals and Raiders?

86 players were on both the Arizona Cardinals and the Las Vegas Raiders rosters between 1960 and 2026, including Trey Junkin, Josh McCown, Rich Camarillo and Brian Hoyer. 36 of them were with the Cardinals first and 46 with the Raiders first; 4 joined both in the same season.

Did you know?

  • Warren Koegel is the earliest on this list to complete the pair: Raiders first, then the Cardinals from 1973.
  • Gardner Minshew is the most recent: Raiders first, then the Cardinals from 2026.
  • Lionel Washington spent the most seasons across the two: 4 with the Cardinals and 9 with the Raiders.
  • 8 of them had two or more separate spells with one of the teams, such as Trey Junkin.
  • Most common positions on this list: DL (11), QB (9), OL (9), DB (8).

How many can you name?

Name players who were on both the Cardinals and the Raiders. The surname is enough. 0 / 86

All 86 players, most seasons first

Seasons on each roster (1960–2026). A gap of a season or more starts a new spell.
PlayerPosCardinalsRaiders
Trey JunkinTE1996–20011985–1989, 1996
Josh McCownQB2002–20052007
Rich CamarilloSPEC1989–19931996
Brian HoyerQB20122023
Carson PalmerQB2013–20172011–2012
Lionel WashingtonDB1983–19861987–1994, 1997
Mike NugentK20202018
Steve BeuerleinQB1993–19941988–1989
Joe NedneyK1997–19991999
Antonio SmithDE2004–20082014
Frostee RuckerDE2013–20172018
Khalif BarnesT20172009–2015
Lorenzo AlexanderLB2013–20142015
Chandler JonesDE2016–20212022–2023
Dominique Rodgers-CromartieCB2008–20102018
Greg DavisSPEC1991–19961998
Jamie WilliamsTE19831994
Jared VeldheerT2014–20172010–2013
Rodney HudsonOL2021–20222015–2020
Andrew BillingsDL20262022
Jay SchroederQB19941988–1992
Lorenzo LynchDB1990–19951996–1997
Michael CrabtreeWR20192015–2017
Pete BeathardQB1970–19711975
Tommy KellyDT20142004–2012
Antonio HamiltonDB2021–20232016–2017
Clinton McDonaldDT20192018
Jack CrawfordDL20212012–2013
LaMarr WoodleyOLB2015–20162014
Mike GlennonQB20182019
Renaldo HillCB2001–20042005
Tahir WhiteheadLB20212018–2019
Tyvon BranchSS2016–20172008–2014
Benson MayowaDL20182014–2015, 2019
Derek BrownTE1999–20001998
Mike JenkinsCB20162013
Pharaoh BrownTE20252017
Rob FredricksonOLB1999–20021994–1997
Zay JonesWR2024–20252019–2021
Bilal NicholsDL2024–20252022–2023
Bill LewisOL1990–19921986–1989
D.J. SwearingerDB2015–2016, 2018–20192019
Duane StarksCB2002, 20042006
Gardner MinshewQB20262024
James FolstonLB1999–20011994–1998
Joe BarksdaleT20182011–2012
Josh MauroDL2014–2017, 2020–20212019
Kenyan DrakeRB2019–20202021
Lester HolmesOL1998–20001997
Rick CunninghamOL1992–19941996–1998
Stacy McGeeDL20202013–2016
Anthony BellLB1986–19901992
Dan WilliamsNT2010–20142015–2016
Greg WestbrooksLB19781978–1981
Justin MurrayOL2019–20212018
Matt LeinartQB2006–20092012
Matt ShaughnessyDE2013–20142009–2012
Quentin GrovesOLB20122010–2011
Ricky HunleyLB19881989–1990
Aaron GrahamC1996–19992001
Chris CooperDT2006–20072001–2003
Curtis RileyDB20202019
David AmersonCB20182015–2017
Don BessillieuDB19821983, 1985
J.J. NelsonWR2015–20182019
Jackson BartonOL2023–20242021–2022
Jonathan CooperOL2014–20152019
Leki FotuDL2020–20232025
Todd PeatOL1987–19891990, 1992–1993
Trayvon MullenDB20222019–2021
Bene' BenwikereDB20182018
Darryl BlackstockOLB2005–20072011
Elston RidgleDL19901993
Jacquies SmithDE20182018
Jeremy RossWR20162015
Zachary CarterDL2025–20262024
Bryan McCannCB20132011
Gabe HolmesTE2017–20182015–2016
Olsen PierreDL2016–20182019
Ron BurtonLB19891990
Sio MooreOLB20162013–2014
Bob BuczkowskiDL19891987
Todd WatkinsWR20062008–2009
Warren KoegelOL19731971
Antoine McClainG20162013
Matt McCraneK20182018

From the nflverse roster files (CC BY 4.0), refreshed 2026-10-06. A season counts when the player was on the roster: from 2002 on, at least one regular-season or playoff week as active, injured reserve or inactive (practice squad alone does not count); 1960–2001 use the season rosters.Cardinals seasons include the St. Louis Cardinals (1960–87) and the Phoenix Cardinals (1988–93).Raiders seasons include the Oakland Raiders (1960–81, 1995–2019) and the Los Angeles Raiders (1982–94).

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Questions

How many players have played for both the Arizona Cardinals and the Las Vegas Raiders?

86 in the nflverse roster files from 1960 to 2026, including Trey Junkin, Josh McCown, Rich Camarillo and Brian Hoyer. Players whose time with one of the teams was practice squad only, or before 1960, are not counted.

Who was the first player on this list to play for both?

Warren Koegel: Las Vegas Raiders first, then the Arizona Cardinals from 1973.

Who has played for both recently?

Andrew Billings, Pharaoh Brown, Zay Jones, Bilal Nichols, Gardner Minshew and Leki Fotu and 1 more, with a season on one of the two rosters in 2025 or 2026.

Does a player count if the team has moved or changed its name?

Yes. Seasons count for today's franchise, the way the league keeps team history. Cardinals seasons include the St. Louis Cardinals (1960–87) and the Phoenix Cardinals (1988–93). Raiders seasons include the Oakland Raiders (1960–81, 1995–2019) and the Los Angeles Raiders (1982–94).

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