Chicago Bears and Las Vegas Raiders players: who played for both

Who played for both the Bears and Raiders?

66 players were on both the Chicago Bears and the Las Vegas Raiders rosters between 1960 and 2026, including Josh McCown, Ted Washington, Vince Evans and Brian Hoyer. 32 of them were with the Bears first and 30 with the Raiders first; 4 joined both in the same season.

Did you know?

  • J.D. Smith is the earliest on this list to complete the pair: Raiders first, then the Bears from 1961.
  • Raheem Mostert is the most recent: Bears first, then the Raiders from 2025.
  • Vince Evans spent the most seasons across the two: 7 with the Bears and 9 with the Raiders.
  • 4 of them had two or more separate spells with one of the teams, such as John Jenkins.
  • Most common positions on this list: QB (8), LB (8), DL (7), DB (6).

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All 66 players, most seasons first

Seasons on each roster (1960–2026). A gap of a season or more starts a new spell.
PlayerPosBearsRaiders
Josh McCownQB2011–20132007
Ted WashingtonNT2001–20022004–2005
Vince EvansQB1977–19831987–1995
Brian HoyerQB20162023
Mike NugentK20172018
Trace ArmstrongDE1989–19942001–2003
Jeff GeorgeQB20041997–1998
John JenkinsDL2017, 20202023–2024
Khalil MackLB2018–20212014–2017
Andrew DePaolaLS20172018
Bruce IrvinLB20212016–2018
Cordarrelle PattersonWR2019–20202017
Jeff JaegerSPEC1996–19991989–1995
Mario EdwardsDL2020–20212015–2017
Rick MirerQB19972002–2003
Andrew BillingsDL2023–20252022
Duron HarmonDB20232022
Lorenzo LynchDB1987–19891996–1997
Nemiah WilsonDB19751968–1974
Raheem MostertRB20162025
Willie GaultWR1983–19871988–1993
Dwayne HarrisWR20202018–2019
Jason CampbellQB20122010–2011
Mike GlennonQB20172019
Ron SmithDB1965, 1970–19721974
Carl GarrettRB1973–19741976–1977
Cody WhitehairOL2016–20232024
Damion SquareDL20212021
DeAndre CarterWR2020, 20242023
Eddy PineiroK2019–20202018
Hroniss GrasuOL2015–20172021–2023
J'Marcus WebbT2010–20122015
Otis WilsonLB1980–19871989
Patrick OmamehOL20152020
Thomas GaffordLS20152015–2016
Tracy PorterCB2015–20162013
Yannick NgakoueDL20232021
Bilal NicholsDL2018–20212022–2023
Lamarr HoustonDE2014–20172010–2013
Nicholas MorrowLB20222017–2021
Nick RoachOLB2007–20122013–2014
C.J. WilsonDE20162014–2015
Ha Ha Clinton-DixDB20192021
Kenny SheddWR19941996–1999
Nathan PetermanQB2022–20232018–2021
Nick KwiatkoskiLB2016–20192020–2021
Kerry CashTE19961995
Mark MerrillLB19791984
Michael BushRB2012–20132008–2011
Mike SpiveyDB1977–19791980
Trevor ScottDE20142008–2011
Matt McCantsT20162013–2016
T.J. ClemmingsOL20192018
Alex BarsOL2019–20212022
Brittain BrownRB2025–20262022–2023
Glenn ShawRB19601963–1964
Jesper HorstedTE2019, 20212022–2023
Brock WilliamsCB20032004
Charles SnowdenDL20212024–2025
James MartenT20092008
Javin WhiteLB20222020–2021
Alex LeatherwoodOL20222021
J.D. SmithRB19611960
Shurron PiersonDE20042003
Jason DavisFB20082008
Leonard JacksonLB19871987

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.Raiders seasons include the Oakland Raiders (1960–81, 1995–2019) and the Los Angeles Raiders (1982–94).

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Questions

How many players have played for both the Chicago Bears and the Las Vegas Raiders?

66 in the nflverse roster files from 1960 to 2026, including Josh McCown, Ted Washington, Vince Evans and Brian Hoyer. 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?

J.D. Smith: Las Vegas Raiders first, then the Chicago Bears from 1961.

Who has played for both recently?

Andrew Billings, Raheem Mostert, Brittain Brown and Charles Snowden, 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. Raiders seasons include the Oakland Raiders (1960–81, 1995–2019) and the Los Angeles Raiders (1982–94).

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