Atlanta Falcons and Cincinnati Bengals players: who played for both

Who played for both the Falcons and Bengals?

51 players were on both the Atlanta Falcons and the Cincinnati Bengals rosters between 1960 and 2026, including Shayne Graham, Ashley Ambrose, Mike Pennel and Reggie Kelly. 13 of them were with the Falcons first and 35 with the Bengals first; 3 joined both in the same season.

Did you know?

  • John Matlock is the earliest on this list to complete the pair: Bengals first, then the Falcons from 1970.
  • Mike Pennel is the most recent: Falcons first, then the Bengals from 2025.
  • Reggie Kelly spent the most seasons across the two: 5 with the Falcons and 7 with the Bengals.
  • 4 of them had two or more separate spells with one of the teams, such as Reggie Kelly.
  • Most common positions on this list: DB (9), DL (7), QB (6), TE (5).

How many can you name?

Name players who were on both the Falcons and the Bengals. The surname is enough. 0 / 51

All 51 players, most seasons first

Seasons on each roster (1960–2026). A gap of a season or more starts a new spell.
PlayerPosFalconsBengals
Shayne GrahamK2015–20162003–2009
Ashley AmbroseCB2000–20021996–1998
Mike PennelDL20212025
Reggie KellyTE1999–2002, 20112003–2008, 2010
A.J. HawkILB20162015–2016
Chris CrockerFS2006–20072008–2013
Matt BarkleyQB20212018
Mohamed SanuWR2016–20192012–2015
Turk SchonertQB19861980–1985, 1987–1989
AJ McCarronQB20212014–2017, 2023
Gary BurleyDL19841976–1983
Harold GreenRB1997–19981990–1995
Jessie BatesDB2023–20262018–2022
LaRoy ReynoldsLB2016–2017, 20202019
Michael BoleyOLB2005–20082013
Shawn WilliamsDB20212013–2020
Steve BroussardRB1990–19931994
Troy SadowskiTE19901994–1996
Darqueze DennardDB20202014–2019
Ricardo AllenDB2014–20202021
Tre FlowersDB20232021–2022
Chase CoffmanTE2012–20132009–2010
Hayden HurstTE2020–20212022
Khalid KareemDL2024–20252020–2022
Kirk ChambersT20112010
Scott FulhageSPEC1989–19931987–1988
Cory HallFS2003–20041999–2002
Doug JohnsonQB2000–20032006
Isaiah PrinceOL20232019–2022
Jamaal AndersonDE2007–20102012
Marcus WilkinsOLB20072004–2006
Alex StepanovichC20082007
Brian HillRB2017–20202017
Jimmy TurnerDB1986–19871983–1986
John MatlockOL1970–19711968
Logan WoodsideQB2022–20232024
Ron LambRB19721968–1971
Trevor RobinsonC20162012–2013
Andrew StueberOL20252024
Bob JonesDB1975–19761973–1974
Todd KellyDL19961995–1996
Ben WilkersonC2007–20082006
Chris ShellingDB19971995–1996
Rodney TateRB19841982–1983
Sean BrewerTE20032001–2002
Casey BramletQB20072004
Curtis MaxeyDL19891988
Elliott FryK20202021
Emanuel WeaverDL19871982
Sean ThomasDB19851985
Travis BellDL20232023

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.

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Questions

How many players have played for both the Atlanta Falcons and the Cincinnati Bengals?

51 in the nflverse roster files from 1960 to 2026, including Shayne Graham, Ashley Ambrose, Mike Pennel and Reggie Kelly. 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?

John Matlock: Cincinnati Bengals first, then the Atlanta Falcons from 1970.

Who has played for both recently?

Mike Pennel, Jessie Bates, Khalid Kareem and Andrew Stueber, 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. Neither of these teams has moved since 1960.

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