Atlanta Falcons and Philadelphia Eagles players: who played for both

Who played for both the Falcons and Eagles?

93 players were on both the Atlanta Falcons and the Philadelphia Eagles rosters between 1960 and 2026, including Norm Johnson, Adam Schreiber, Ed West and Mike Vick. 35 of them were with the Falcons first and 54 with the Eagles first; 4 joined both in the same season.

Did you know?

  • Bobby Richards is the earliest on this list to complete the pair: Eagles first, then the Falcons from 1966.
  • Za'Darius Smith is the most recent: Eagles first, then the Falcons from 2026.
  • Claude Humphrey spent the most seasons across the two: 10 with the Falcons and 3 with the Eagles.
  • 6 of them had two or more separate spells with one of the teams, such as Claude Humphrey.
  • Most common positions on this list: LB (15), DL (14), WR (10), OL (9).

How many can you name?

Name players who were on both the Falcons and the Eagles. The surname is enough. 0 / 93

All 93 players, most seasons first

Seasons on each roster (1960–2026). A gap of a season or more starts a new spell.
PlayerPosFalconsEagles
Norm JohnsonSPEC1991–19941999
Adam SchreiberOL1997–19991986–1988
Ed WestTE19971995–1996
Mike VickQB2001–20062009–2013
Ty DetmerQB2004–20051996–1997
Claude HumphreyDL1968–1974, 1976–19781979–1981
Julio JonesWR2011–20202023
Charles DimryDB1988–19901997
Marcus MariotaQB20222023
Mike PittsDL1983–19861987–1992
Za'Darius SmithLB20262025
Allen RossumCB2002–20061998–1999
Asante SamuelCB2012–20132008–2011
Joel WilliamsLB1979–1982, 1986–19891983–1985
Brian FinneranWR2000–2005, 2008–20101999
Dennis HarrisonDL1986–19871978–1984
Fred McCraryFB2004–20061995
Harper LeBelOL1991–19961990
Herman EdwardsDB19861977–1985
Mack HollinsWR20232017–2019
Matt BarkleyQB20212013–2014
Nick Mike-MayerK1973–19771977–1978
Reggie WilkesLB1986–19871978–1985
Rich MianoDB19951991–1994
Steven MeansDL2018–20212015–2017
Brenard WilsonDB19871979–1987
Edward JasperNT1999–20041997–1998
Ike ReeseOLB2005–20061998–2004
Kenjon BarnerRB20192015–2017
LaRoy ReynoldsLB2016–2017, 20202018
Mark SimoneauMLB2000–20022003–2005
Mike ZandofskyOL1994–19961997
Ralph HeckLB1966–19681963–1965
Stanley PritchettFB20042000
Tommy McDonaldWR19671960–1963
Charles HarrisDL20202024
Darion ConnerLB1990–19931996–1997
Dave HamptonRB1972–19761976
David ArcherQB1984–19871991–1992
Duke RileyLB2017–20192019–2020
Greg BrownDL1987–19881981–1986
Johnathan CyprienDB20192019
Keith KrepfleTE19821975–1981
Kentavius StreetDL2023–20252023
Olamide ZaccheausWR2019–2022, 20262023
Omar GaitherMLB20132006–2010
Paul RyczekOL1974–19791987
Ralph SmithTE19691962–1964
Ray PoageTE19711964–1965
Antone DavisOL1996–19971991–1995
Art MaloneRB1970–19741975–1976
Dean HalversonLB19701973–1975
Floyd DixonWR1986–19911992
Josh AndrewsOL20212015–2016
Leonard MitchellOL19871981–1986
Paul WorrilowLB2013–20162018
Aaron BrownLB1986–19871985
Bobby RichardsDL1966–19671962–1965
Dick AbsherLB1967–19681972
Evan CooperDB1988–19891984–1987
Jamon BrownOL20192020
Jim NortonDL1967–19681968
Paul McFaddenSPEC19891984–1987
Red MackWR19661964
Trey SermonRB20262022–2023
Albert HugginsDL20232019
Arnold EbiketieLB2022–20252026
Grayland ArnoldDB20252020
Jahan DotsonWR20262024–2025
Major EverettRB19871983–1985
Rich KraynakLB19871983–1986
Anthony RushDL2021–20222019
Bob HollyQB1984–19851984
J.R. ReedSS20062004, 2007–2008
Jaeden GrahamTE2019–20212022
John MalloryDB1969–19711968
Joshua PerkinsTE20162018–2020
Rosie ManningDL1972–19751975
Sydney BrownDB20262023–2025
Wes ChessonWR1971–19731973–1974
Dave CahillDL19691966
Ed SmithTE1997–19981999
Lewis GilbertTE19781980
Michael WilliamsRB19871983–1984
Reggie BrownRB1982–19831987
Whit MarshallLB19991996
Cameron WilliamsOL20262025
Dwaine MorrisDL19871985
Kent LawrenceWR19701969
Larry CroweRB19751972
Patrick McCoyT20072006–2007
Ray PhillipsLB19861987
Mickey FitzgeraldRB19811981

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 Philadelphia Eagles?

93 in the nflverse roster files from 1960 to 2026, including Norm Johnson, Adam Schreiber, Ed West and Mike Vick. 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?

Bobby Richards: Philadelphia Eagles first, then the Atlanta Falcons from 1966.

Who has played for both recently?

Za'Darius Smith, Kentavius Street, Olamide Zaccheaus, Trey Sermon, Arnold Ebiketie and Grayland Arnold and 3 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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