Chicago Bears and Houston Texans players: who played for both

Who played for both the Bears and Texans?

59 players were on both the Chicago Bears and the Houston Texans rosters between 1960 and 2026, including Josh McCown, Brian Hoyer, Case Keenum and Tashaun Gipson. 27 of them were with the Bears first and 31 with the Texans first; 1 joined both in the same season.

Did you know?

  • James Allen is the earliest on this list to complete the pair: Bears first, then the Texans from 2002.
  • Dominique Robinson is the most recent: Bears first, then the Texans from 2026.
  • Sherrick McManis spent the most seasons across the two: 9 with the Bears and 2 with the Texans.
  • 4 of them had two or more separate spells with one of the teams, such as Case Keenum.
  • Most common positions on this list: DB (10), DL (10), LB (5), QB (4).

How many can you name?

Name players who were on both the Bears and the Texans. The surname is enough. 0 / 59

All 59 players, most seasons first

Seasons on each roster (1960–2026). A gap of a season or more starts a new spell.
PlayerPosBearsTexans
Josh McCownQB2011–20132020
Brian HoyerQB20162015
Case KeenumQB2025–20262013–2014, 2023–2024
Tashaun GipsonDB2020–20212019
Mario AddisonDL20112022
Mario EdwardsDL2020–20212024–2026
Marcus SpearsT1994–19962004
Rex GrossmanQB2003–20082009
Sherrick McManisCB2012–20202010–2011
Adrian AmosDB2015–20182023
Alan BallCB20152012
Angelo BlacksonDL2021–20222017–2019
Eric SaubertTE2019–20202023
MyCole PruittTE20162017
Quintin DempsFS20172010–2012, 2015–2016
Ryan GriffinTE20222013–2018
Danieal ManningFS2006–20102011–2014
DeAndre CarterWR2020, 20242018–2020
DeMarcus WalkerDL2023–20242021
Jacob MartinDL20242019–2021
Jalen Reeves-MaybinLB20252022
Jonathan OwensDB2024–20252019–2022
Kevin Pierre-LouisLB20192021–2022
Lamar MillerRB20202016–2019
Logan PaulsenTE20162019
Terrance MitchellDB2014–20152021
Barkevious MingoLB20202019
C.J. Gardner-JohnsonDB20252025
David MontgomeryRB2019–20222026
DeAndre Houston-CarsonDB2016–20222023
Eric KushOL2016–2018, 20202015
Joe ThomasLB20222021
Lamarr HoustonDE2014–20172017
Anthony MillerWR2018–20202021
Brandon DunnDL2014–20152015–2020
D'Onta ForemanRB20232017–2018
Dylan ColeLB20232017–2020
Jimmy HerndonT1997–20012002
Mark AndersonDE2006–20102010
Amobi OkoyeDT2011–20122007–2010
Cre'von LeBlancDB2016–20172021
Darrell TaylorDL20242025
James AllenRB1997–20012002
Rasheem GreenDL20232022
Shelley SmithG20162010
Tyler CluttsFB20112012
Darryl SharptonILB20142010–2013
Dominique RobinsonDL2022–20252026
Johnthan BanksCB20162017
Marcus WilliamsDB20182017
Ameer SpeedDB20242025
Andrew BrownDL20222020
Dieter EiselenOL2020–20222023
Xavier CrawfordDB2020–20212019
B.J. DanielsWR20162015
Isaiah CoulterWR2021–20222020
Troy NolanFS20122010–2012
Charles HillNT20032002
Keith BrownerDE20162014

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.Texans seasons start in 2002; the Houston Oilers (1960–96) are Titans seasons.

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Questions

How many players have played for both the Chicago Bears and the Houston Texans?

59 in the nflverse roster files from 1960 to 2026, including Josh McCown, Brian Hoyer, Case Keenum and Tashaun Gipson. 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?

James Allen: Chicago Bears first, then the Houston Texans from 2002.

Who has played for both recently?

Case Keenum, Mario Edwards, Jalen Reeves-Maybin, Jonathan Owens, C.J. Gardner-Johnson and David Montgomery 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. Texans seasons start in 2002; the Houston Oilers (1960–96) are Titans seasons.

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