Buffalo Bills and Cincinnati Bengals players: who played for both

Who played for both the Bills and Bengals?

60 players were on both the Buffalo Bills and the Cincinnati Bengals rosters between 1960 and 2026, including Josh Johnson, Ryan Fitzpatrick, Shayne Graham and Takeo Spikes. 23 of them were with the Bills first and 34 with the Bengals first; 3 joined both in the same season.

Did you know?

  • Charlie King is the earliest on this list to complete the pair: Bills first, then the Bengals from 1968.
  • Larry Ogunjobi is the most recent: Bengals first, then the Bills from 2025.
  • Sherman White spent the most seasons across the two: 8 with the Bills and 4 with the Bengals.
  • 3 of them had two or more separate spells with one of the teams, such as Josh Johnson.
  • Most common positions on this list: OL (10), DB (8), DL (7), QB (6).

How many can you name?

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All 60 players, most seasons first

Seasons on each roster (1960–2026). A gap of a season or more starts a new spell.
PlayerPosBillsBengals
Josh JohnsonQB20152013, 2026
Ryan FitzpatrickQB2009–20122007–2008
Shayne GrahamK20012003–2009
Takeo SpikesOLB2003–20061998–2002
Terrell OwensWR20092010
Shane MatthewsQB2004–20052003
Lemar ParrishDB19821970–1977
Sam AdamsDT2003–20052006
Nate ClementsCB2001–20062011–2012
Sherman WhiteDL1976–19831972–1975
Manny LawsonOLB2013–20162011–2012
Marshall NewhouseT20182014
Bobby HartOL2021–20222018–2020
Brandon TateWR2016–20172011–2015
Jeff BurrisCB1994–19972002–2003
Matt BarkleyQB2018–2020, 20232018
Al RandolphDB19741972
Jerry BoyarskyDL19861982–1985
Larry OgunjobiDL20252021
Tyler KroftTE2019–20202015–2018
Cordy GlennT2012–20172018–2019
Ernie KellermannDB19731972
Jamon MeredithT2009–20102014
John MillerOL2015–20182019
Sam WycheQB19761968–1970
Cody FordOL2019–20212023–2025
Frank CornishDL19721970
Jake KumerowWR2020–20222016–2017
Joe Giles-HarrisLB2021–20222025–2026
Justin MurrayOL20222017
Kirk ChambersT2007–20092010
Larry KinnebrewRB1989–19901983–1987
Quinton SpainOL2019–20202020–2021
Ray BentleyLB1986–19911992
Russell BodineOL20182014–2017
Bill AckerDL1983–19841983
Greg MabinDB20172019
Guy FrazierLB1985–19861981–1984
Keith RiversOLB20142008–2010
Neal CraigDB19741971–1973
Nick McCloudDB20212021
Preston BrownLB2014–20172018–2019
Dan HerronRB2015–20162012
Elston RidgleDL19891992
John MatlockOL19721968
Tom RuudLB1975–19771978–1979
Zack MossRB2020–20222024
Charlie KingDB1966–19671968–1969
Mike WilsonOL19711969–1970
Steve MaidlowLB1985, 19871983–1984
Adolphus WashingtonDL2016–20182018
Brad RobbinsP20252023–2024
Craig HeimburgerOL20012000
Don KernTE19861984–1985
Jim BallardQB1997–19981994
Kevin BrockTE20112013–2014
Mike LevensellerWR19781979–1980
Roy ManningOLB20062007
Mike BrennanOL19911990–1991
Richard CareyDB19901989

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 Buffalo Bills and the Cincinnati Bengals?

60 in the nflverse roster files from 1960 to 2026, including Josh Johnson, Ryan Fitzpatrick, Shayne Graham and Takeo Spikes. 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 King: Buffalo Bills first, then the Cincinnati Bengals from 1968.

Who has played for both recently?

Josh Johnson, Larry Ogunjobi, Cody Ford, Joe Giles-Harris and Brad Robbins, 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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