Atlanta Falcons and Cleveland Browns players: who played for both

Who played for both the Falcons and Browns?

90 players were on both the Atlanta Falcons and the Cleveland Browns rosters between 1960 and 2026, including Clay Matthews, Dustin Colquitt, Anthony Pleasant and Ty Detmer. 34 of them were with the Falcons first and 54 with the Browns first; 2 joined both in the same season.

Did you know?

  • Charlie Scales is the earliest on this list to complete the pair: Browns first, then the Falcons from 1966.
  • Za'Darius Smith is the most recent: Browns first, then the Falcons from 2026.
  • Clay Matthews spent the most seasons across the two: 3 with the Falcons and 16 with the Browns.
  • 7 of them had two or more separate spells with one of the teams, such as Austin Hooper.
  • Most common positions on this list: DL (13), WR (11), LB (10), OL (10).

How many can you name?

Name players who were on both the Falcons and the Browns. The surname is enough. 0 / 90

All 90 players, most seasons first

Seasons on each roster (1960–2026). A gap of a season or more starts a new spell.
PlayerPosFalconsBrowns
Clay MatthewsLB1994–19961978–1993
Dustin ColquittP20212021
Anthony PleasantDE19971990–1995
Ty DetmerQB2004–20051999–2000
Alex MackC2016–20202009–2015
Eric MetcalfWR1995–19961989–1994
Luke McCownQB20122004
Andre RisonWR1990–19941995
Terry CousinCB20002008
Terry TaylorDB19951992–1993
Za'Darius SmithLB20262023–2024
Ahtyba RubinNT20172008–2014
Austin HooperTE2016–2019, 20262020–2021
Chris CrockerFS2006–20072003–2005
Dick ShinerQB1971–19731967
Duron HarmonDB20212023
Frank PittsWR19751971–1973
Adrian ClaybornDL2015–2017, 20192020
David BrandonLB1996–19971991–1993
Deion JonesLB2016–20222022
Errol LindenOL1966–19681961
Germain IfediOL20222024
Ron EastDL19761975
Ron MiddletonTE1986–19871989
Arthur CoxTE1983–19871991
Barry StokesT20052002–2003
Damontae KazeeDB2017–20202025
Ernie LoganDL19931991–1993
Gene WilliamsOL1995–19991993–1994
John ThierryOLB20021999
Kevin ShafferT2002–20052006–2008
KhaDarel HodgeWR2022–20252019–2020
Lewis SandersCB20072000–2004
Mike FordDB2022, 2025–20262023–2024
Ronnie HarrisonDB20252020–2022
Tommy McDonaldWR19671968
Zane GonzalezK20252017–2018
Bob WhitlowOL19661968
Chris OwensCB2009–20122013
Corey McIntyreFB2006–20072005
Devin BushFS1995–19982001–2002
Eli AnkouDL20232019
Jamar TaylorDB20192016–2017
Ralph SmithTE19691965–1968
Austin PasztorOL2017–20182015–2016
Charlie ScalesRB19661962–1965
Houston HooverOL1988–19921993
Justin McCrayOL20202019
Kirk ChambersT20112004–2005
Takk McKinleyDL2017–20202021
Eddie SutterLB19971992–1995
Jason WrightRB20042006–2008
Jim StienkeDB19781973
Justin ZimmerDL20182019
Louis RiddickDB1992, 19961993–1995
Marvin HallWR2017–2018, 20212020
Matt StewartOLB2001–20042005–2006
O.J. SantiagoTE1997–19992000–2001
Reggie CampDL19881983–1987
Riley PattersonK20242023–2024
Tae DavisLB20232019–2020, 2022
Taylor GabrielWR2016–20172014–2015
Tommy TogiaiDL20232021–2022
Vincent TaylorDL20222020
Brian HillRB2017–20202021
Cameron ThomasDL20262024–2025
Colby GossettOL2021–20222019–2020
Major EverettRB19871986–1987
Marcus CottonLB1988–19901990
Robert JacksonLB19821978–1981
Rudy KuechenbergLB19711970
Shawn CollinsWR1989–19921992
Alex BernsteinDL20001999
Darrin ChiaveriniWR20021999–2000
Jammi GermanWR1998–20002001
Jim GarciaDL19681965
Josh KeyesLB2016–20172017
Kevin RobbinsOL19911989–1990
Leon McFaddenCB20172013
Simon FraserDE20082005–2007
Tom HutchinsonWR19661963–1965
Tony GrazianiQB1997–20002000
Billy PritchettRB1976–19771975
Brandon WildsRB20162017
Chuck CorrealOL1979–19801981
Jovante MoffattDB20222020–2021
Rod MonroeTE1998–19992001
Sean BakerSS2013–20142016
Tony BakerRB19861986, 1988
Bill SabatinoDL19691968

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.The Browns keep their own history; the 1996 move to Baltimore started a new team, the Ravens.

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Questions

How many players have played for both the Atlanta Falcons and the Cleveland Browns?

90 in the nflverse roster files from 1960 to 2026, including Clay Matthews, Dustin Colquitt, Anthony Pleasant and Ty Detmer. 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?

Charlie Scales: Cleveland Browns first, then the Atlanta Falcons from 1966.

Who has played for both recently?

Za'Darius Smith, Austin Hooper, Damontae Kazee, KhaDarel Hodge, Mike Ford and Ronnie Harrison and 2 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. The Browns keep their own history; the 1996 move to Baltimore started a new team, the Ravens.

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