Carolina Panthers and Indianapolis Colts players: who played for both

Who played for both the Panthers and Colts?

70 players were on both the Carolina Panthers and the Indianapolis Colts rosters between 1960 and 2026, including Jeff Zgonina, Kerry Collins, Ricky Proehl and Mike Adams. 27 of them were with the Panthers first and 36 with the Colts first; 7 joined both in the same season.

Did you know?

  • Anthony Johnson is the earliest on this list to complete the pair: Colts first, then the Panthers from 1995.
  • Ryan Hayes is the most recent: Colts first, then the Panthers from 2026.
  • Rohn Stark spent the most seasons across the two: 1 with the Panthers and 13 with the Colts.
  • 3 of them had two or more separate spells with one of the teams, such as David Long.
  • Most common positions on this list: LB (9), DB (9), RB (7), DL (7).

How many can you name?

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All 70 players, most seasons first

Seasons on each roster (1960–2026). A gap of a season or more starts a new spell.
PlayerPosPanthersColts
Jeff ZgoninaDT19951998
Kerry CollinsQB1995–19982011
Ricky ProehlWR2003–20052006
Mike AdamsFS2017–20182014–2016
Rohn StarkSPEC19961982–1994
Jim HarbaughQB20011994–1997
Justin HoustonLB20232019–2020
Stephon GilmoreDB20212022
Ameer AbdullahRB20212025
Duane BickettLB19961985–1993
Mario AddisonDL2012–20192011–2012
Tyrone PooleCB1995–19971998–2000
Anthony JohnsonRB1995–19991990–1993
Chris HetheringtonFB1999–20011996–1998
Paul ButcherLB19951993–1994
Ben HartsockTE2011–20132004–2006
Jack TrudeauQB19951986–1993
Jason BakerP2005–20112004
Mark ThomasDL1995–19961998–2001
Mike MitchellSS20132018
Chris ReedOL2019–20202021
Chris WormleyDL20232025
Darius ButlerCB20112012–2017
Henry AndersonDL2022–20232015–2017
Jeff BradyLB19981999
Jerome FeltonFB20112011
Ray SealsDL19971990
T.J. CarrieDB20222020–2021
Tyler BraytonDE2008–20102011
Bobby OkerekeLB20262019–2022
Chad CotaFS1995–19971999–2001
David LongDB2023, 20252024
Emmanuel McDanielCB1996, 20021997–1998
Greg FavorsOLB20032002
Matthias FarleyDB20232016–2018
Rashaan MelvinDB20212016–2017
Rob HolmbergLB20011998
Vince WorkmanRB19951995–1996
Zach KerrDL20202014–2016
Donte MoncriefWR20192014–2017
Jermaine WigginsTE2002–20032002
Larry ChesterDT20011998–2000
Mike PollakG20122008–2011
Teddy WilliamsDB2015–20172012
Derwin GrayDB19981993–1997
Devin FunchessWR2015–20182019
Eric VanceDB19972002
Idrees BashirFS20052001–2004
Jordan SennOLB2009–20132008–2009
Josh ThomasCB2011–20132015
Shawn KingDL1995–19981999–2000
T.J. GreenDB20192016–2017
Andre RoyalLB1995–19971998–1999
Brandon WilliamsTE2013–20152017
Jason Vander LaanTE20182017
Jacob EasonQB20222020–2021
Kantroy BarberRB19971998
Lavar EdwardsDE20162016
Mike StrachanWR20232021–2022
Scott GreeneRB1996–19971998–1999
Andre BrownRB20102010
Jamie WilsonOL1997–19981999
Ryan HayesOL20262023
Spencer ReidLB1998, 20001999
Brad KaayaQB20172017–2018
Dewell BrewerRB19951994
Ed JohnsonDT20102007
Kitt O'BrienOL20192016
Phil Yeboah-KodieLB19951996
Jermale HinesFS20112011

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.Colts seasons include the Baltimore Colts (1960–83).

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Questions

How many players have played for both the Carolina Panthers and the Indianapolis Colts?

70 in the nflverse roster files from 1960 to 2026, including Jeff Zgonina, Kerry Collins, Ricky Proehl and Mike Adams. 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?

Anthony Johnson: Indianapolis Colts first, then the Carolina Panthers from 1995.

Who has played for both recently?

Ameer Abdullah, Chris Wormley, Bobby Okereke, David Long and Ryan Hayes, 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. Colts seasons include the Baltimore Colts (1960–83).

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