Carolina Panthers and New York Giants players: who played for both

Who played for both the Panthers and Giants?

77 players were on both the Carolina Panthers and the New York Giants rosters between 1960 and 2026, including Graham Gano, Kerry Collins, Shayne Graham and Mike Barrow. 43 of them were with the Panthers first and 29 with the Giants first; 5 joined both in the same season.

Did you know?

  • Carlton Bailey is the earliest on this list to complete the pair: Giants first, then the Panthers from 1995.
  • Darren Waller is the most recent: Giants first, then the Panthers from 2026.
  • Graham Gano spent the most seasons across the two: 8 with the Panthers and 6 with the Giants.
  • 5 of them had two or more separate spells with one of the teams, such as David Carr.
  • Most common positions on this list: WR (11), DB (9), LB (8), DL (7).

How many can you name?

Name players who were on both the Panthers and the Giants. The surname is enough. 0 / 77

All 77 players, most seasons first

Seasons on each roster (1960–2026). A gap of a season or more starts a new spell.
PlayerPosPanthersGiants
Graham GanoK2012–20192020–2025
Kerry CollinsQB1995–19981999–2003
Shayne GrahamK20022010
Mike BarrowMLB1997–19992000–2003
Brent AlexanderFS1998–19992004–2005
Deon GrantFS2000–20032010–2011
Greg Van RotenOL2017–20192024–2025
Terry CousinCB2002–20032004
A'Shawn RobinsonDL2024–20252023
Chris ManhertzTE2016–20202024–2026
David CarrQB20072008–2009, 2011–2012
Joe WebbQB2014–20162020
Jonathan StewartRB2008–20172018
Marshall NewhouseT20182015–2016
Carlton BaileyLB1995–19971993–1994
Chase BlackburnMLB2013–20142005–2012
Clarence JonesOL1999–20001991–1993
Darren WallerTE20262023
Eli AppleDB20202016–2018
Jeremy ShockeyTE20112002–2007
Matt BarkleyQB20212023
Mike RemmersOL2014–20162019
David MayoLB2015–20182019–2020
James BradberryDB2016–20192020–2021
Jon BeasonMLB2007–20132013–2015
Mike FoxDL1995–19981990–1994
Patrick OmamehOL20212018
Ray-Ray McCloudWR20192025
Shaun WilliamsSS20061998–2005
Tutan ReyesG2002–20052009
Bobby OkerekeLB20262023–2025
Brian BurnsLB2019–20232024–2026
Emmanuel McDanielCB1996, 20021999–2001
Louis MurphyWR20122013
Ross CockrellDB2018–20192017
Antonio EdwardsDL19991997
Brandon ShortOLB2004–20052000–2003, 2006
Chuck WileyDE1998–19992004
Geoff SchwartzT2009–20102014–2015
George SelvieDE20112015–2016
Isaiah SimmonsLB2025–20262023–2024
Keion CrossenDB20252021
Pharoh CooperWR20202021
Russell ShepardWR20172018–2019
Spencer PaysingerOLB20172011–2014
Vernon ButlerDL2016–20192022
Dan ConnorMLB2008–2011, 20132013
Danny AikenLS20152015–2016
Domenik HixonWR20132007–2009, 2011–2012
Mark JonesWR20082004
Scott SimonsonTE2015–20172018–2019
Sean ChandlerDB2020–20222018–2020
Tae DavisLB20232018–2019
Tim HasselbeckQB20022005–2006
Bryan StoltenbergOL1998–20001997
Carlos BashamDL20252023–2024
Chris OgbonnayaRB20142014
Tavarres KingWR20132016–2017
Woodrow HamiltonDL2019–20202021
Curtis DeloatchCB20072004–2005
Damane DuckettDT20042004–2005
Devin ThomasWR20102010–2011
Ihmir Smith-MarsetteWR20232024
Jacob EasonQB20222023
Joe MontgomeryRB20021999–2001
Justin LayneDB20222022
Kaelin ClayWR20172018
Kevin NorwoodWR2015–20162017
Ray GreenCB20002003
Stantley Thomas-OliverDB2020–20222024
Andre BrownRB20102012–2013
Jeremy CashLB2016–20172017
Rashaan GauldenDB2018–20192019
Ryan SantosoP20212020
Gillis WilsonDL2000–20012001
Madre HarperDB20212020
O.J. ChildressLB20001999

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 Carolina Panthers and the New York Giants?

77 in the nflverse roster files from 1960 to 2026, including Graham Gano, Kerry Collins, Shayne Graham and Mike Barrow. 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?

Carlton Bailey: New York Giants first, then the Carolina Panthers from 1995.

Who has played for both recently?

Graham Gano, Greg Van Roten, A'Shawn Robinson, Chris Manhertz, Darren Waller and Ray-Ray McCloud and 5 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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