Atlanta Falcons and New York Jets players: who played for both

Who played for both the Falcons and Jets?

75 players were on both the Atlanta Falcons and the New York Jets rosters between 1960 and 2026, including Brett Favre, Nick Folk, Thomas Morstead and Adam Schreiber. 37 of them were with the Falcons first and 35 with the Jets first; 3 joined both in the same season.

Did you know?

  • Jim Waskiewicz is the earliest on this list to complete the pair: Jets first, then the Falcons from 1969.
  • Nick Folk is the most recent: Jets first, then the Falcons from 2026.
  • John Abraham spent the most seasons across the two: 7 with the Falcons and 6 with the Jets.
  • 4 of them had two or more separate spells with one of the teams, such as Nick Folk.
  • Most common positions on this list: OL (14), DB (10), DL (9), LB (8).

How many can you name?

Name players who were on both the Falcons and the Jets. The surname is enough. 0 / 75

All 75 players, most seasons first

Seasons on each roster (1960–2026). A gap of a season or more starts a new spell.
PlayerPosFalconsJets
Brett FavreQB19912008
Nick FolkK20262010–2016, 2025
Thomas MorsteadP20212021, 2023–2024
Adam SchreiberOL1997–19991988–1989
John AbrahamDE2006–20122000–2005
Anthony PleasantDE19971998–1999
Dan StryzinskiP1995–20002003
Guy BinghamOL1989–19911980–1988
Jay FeelyK2001–20042008–2009
Mike VickQB2001–20062014
Andre RobertsWR20172018
Matt WilligT1996–19971992–1995
Terance MathisWR1994–20011990–1993
Mike PennelDL20212017–2018
Tony CasillasDL1986–19901994–1995
David OnyemataDL2023–20252026
Irv EatmanOL19941991–1992
Tom ComptonOL20162019
Ben HartsockTE20082009–2010
Brett MillerOL1983–19881990–1992
James CarpenterOL2019–20202015–2018
Jonotthan HarrisonOL20222017–2019
Lawrence PillersDL19851976–1980
Rich MianoDB19951985–1989
Tim DwightWR1998–20002006
Aaron BeasleyCB20042002–2003
Don SmithDL1979–19841987
Ernie LoganDL19931997–2000
Jim BaileyDL1976–19781975
LaRoy ReynoldsLB2016–2017, 20202021
Troy SadowskiTE19901992–1993
Wes SchweitzerOL2016–20192023–2024
Anthony FirkserTE20222024
Brandon CopelandLB20212018–2019
Bruce CarterLB20182016–2017
Dwayne GordonLB1993–19941997–2000
Dwight LoweryFS20142008–2010
Erik ColemanSS2008–20102004–2007
Isaiah OliverDB2018–20222024–2025
Stevan RidleyRB20162015
Tevin ColemanRB2015–20182021
Chuma EdogaOL20222019–2021
J.J. WilcoxDB20192018
Josh AndrewsOL20212020
Ken WhisenhuntTE1985–19881991–1992
Kendall SheffieldDB2019–20212024
Mykal WalkerLB2020–20222025–2026
Paul WorrilowLB2013–20162019
Takk McKinleyDL2017–20202024
Brian PooleDB2016–20182019–2020
Browning NagleQB1995–19961991–1993
Darrin WallsCB20112012–2015
Phillip AdamsCB20152014
Riley PattersonK20242024
Sharrod NeasmanDB2016–20202021
Avery WilliamsRB2021–20242025
Edmond RobinsonLB20202017
John MatlockOL1970–19711967
Joseph PellegriniOL1984–19861982–1983
Lamar JacksonDB20242020–2021
Alex BernsteinDL20001998
Dave ZawatsonOL19921990
J.R. ReedSS20062008
Joe FishbackDB1991–19931992
Leander KnightDB1987–19881989
Leon McFaddenCB20172014
Matt SimmsQB2016, 20192013–2014
Omare LoweCB2005–20062003
Brandon WildsRB20162016
Carl RussLB19751976–1977
Fred LesterRB19971994
Jim WaskiewiczOL19691966–1967
Pat ChaffeyRB19911992–1993
Reggie SmithWR1980–19811987
Ron MabraDB1975–19761977

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.Jets seasons include the New York Titans (1960–62).

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Questions

How many players have played for both the Atlanta Falcons and the New York Jets?

75 in the nflverse roster files from 1960 to 2026, including Brett Favre, Nick Folk, Thomas Morstead and Adam Schreiber. 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?

Jim Waskiewicz: New York Jets first, then the Atlanta Falcons from 1969.

Who has played for both recently?

Nick Folk, David Onyemata, Isaiah Oliver, Mykal Walker and Avery Williams, 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. Jets seasons include the New York Titans (1960–62).

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