Atlanta Falcons and Dallas Cowboys players: who played for both

Who played for both the Falcons and Cowboys?

74 players were on both the Atlanta Falcons and the Dallas Cowboys rosters between 1960 and 2026, including Wade Wilson, Nick Folk, Keith Brooking and Deion Sanders. 32 of them were with the Falcons first and 35 with the Cowboys first; 7 joined both in the same season.

Did you know?

  • Billy Lothridge is the earliest on this list to complete the pair: Cowboys first, then the Falcons from 1966.
  • Nick Folk is the most recent: Cowboys first, then the Falcons from 2026.
  • Keith Brooking spent the most seasons across the two: 11 with the Falcons and 3 with the Cowboys.
  • 10 of them had two or more separate spells with one of the teams, such as Tony Casillas.
  • Most common positions on this list: DL (13), OL (9), DB (9), RB (8).

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All 74 players, most seasons first

Seasons on each roster (1960–2026). A gap of a season or more starts a new spell.
PlayerPosFalconsCowboys
Wade WilsonQB19921995–1997
Nick FolkK20262007–2008
Keith BrookingMLB1998–20082009–2011
Deion SandersCB1989–19931995–1999
Jake KuppOL19671964–1965
Scott CaseDB1984–19941995
Tony CasillasDL1986–19901991–1993, 1996–1997
Dante Fowler Jr.DL2020–20212022–2023, 2025
Dave WidellOL19981988–1989
James AndersonOLB20142014
Jonathan BullardDL20212026
Justin DurantOLB20152013–2014, 2016–2017
Vinson SmithLB19881990–1992, 1997
C.J. GoodwinDB2016–20172018–2025
Cooper RushQB20262017–2024
Eric SaubertTE2017–20182023
Jack CrawfordDL2017–20192014–2016
Kevin MathisCB2002–20061997–1999
Ron EastDL19761967–1970
Billy LothridgeQB1966–19711964
Damontae KazeeDB2017–20202021
Dontari PoeDL20172020
Hugh MillenQB1988–19901993
Jesse SolomonLB1992–19931989–1990
Keith SmithRB2019–20232014, 2016–2017
Terrell McClainDT20182014–2016
Tommy McDonaldWR19671964
Bill SandemanOL1967–19731966
Bruce CarterLB20182011–2014
Don TalbertOL1966–19681962, 1965, 1971
Eli AnkouDL20232020
Keanu NealDB2016–20202021
Matt LehrG2005–20062001–2004
Charlie PeprahSS20092012
Chuma EdogaOL20222023–2024
J.J. WilcoxDB20192013–2016
Ken TippinsLB1990–19951989
Matt HennessyOL2020–20242026
Rashaan EvansLB2022, 20242023
Takk McKinleyDL2017–20202022
Laurent RobinsonWR2007–20082011
O.J. SantiagoTE1997–19992000
Perry Lee DunnRB1966–19681964–1965
Sean HarlowOL2017, 2019–20202023
Elijah GarciaDL20252026
Gary BarnesWR1966–19671963
Guy ReeseDL19661962–1963
Mitch WillisDL19881990
Qadree OllisonRB2019–20212022
Bryan StillWR19991999
Darrin ChiaveriniWR20022001
Deante BurtonDB20182019–2021
Ito SmithRB2018–20202021
Joe FishbackDB1991–19931993–1994
Leon McFaddenCB20172016
Lin ElliottSPEC19931992–1993
Montavious StanleyDT20072006
Roger HarperDB1993–19951996
Deji OlatoyeDB2016–20172015
Glen HoweOL1985–19861987
Lincoln ColemanRB19961993–1994
Matt WileP2016, 20192016
Nathan DavisDL19971998–1999
Thomas JohnsonNT20092005
Chris WhiteDL20002000
Daren StoneSS20072008
Derek RossCB20032002–2003
Junior GlymphDE20052005–2006
Kirk PhillipsWR19871984
Leon GonzalezWR19871985
Norm GrangerRB19871984
Paul OswaldOL19881988
Undra JohnsonRB19891989, 1991
Woodrow DantzlerRB20032002

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 Dallas Cowboys?

74 in the nflverse roster files from 1960 to 2026, including Wade Wilson, Nick Folk, Keith Brooking and Deion Sanders. 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?

Billy Lothridge: Dallas Cowboys first, then the Atlanta Falcons from 1966.

Who has played for both recently?

Nick Folk, Dante Fowler Jr., Jonathan Bullard, C.J. Goodwin, Cooper Rush and Matt Hennessy 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. Neither of these teams has moved since 1960.

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