Chicago Bears and Minnesota Vikings players: who played for both

Who played for both the Bears and Vikings?

86 players were on both the Chicago Bears and the Minnesota Vikings rosters between 1960 and 2026, including Mike Horan, Alan Page, Jim McMahon and Mitch Berger. 39 of them were with the Bears first and 44 with the Vikings first; 3 joined both in the same season.

Did you know?

  • Bill Bishop is the earliest on this list to complete the pair: Bears first, then the Vikings from 1961.
  • Xavier Woods is the most recent: Vikings first, then the Bears from 2026.
  • Alan Page spent the most seasons across the two: 4 with the Bears and 12 with the Vikings.
  • 3 of them had two or more separate spells with one of the teams, such as Mark Rodenhauser.
  • Most common positions on this list: WR (16), OL (15), DL (13), DB (12).

How many can you name?

Name players who were on both the Bears and the Vikings. The surname is enough. 0 / 86

All 86 players, most seasons first

Seasons on each roster (1960–2026). A gap of a season or more starts a new spell.
PlayerPosBearsVikings
Mike HoranSPEC19981986
Alan PageDL1978–19811967–1978
Jim McMahonQB1982–19881993
Mitch BergerP19951996–2001
Bill BrownRB19611962–1974
Case KeenumQB2025–20262017
Jeff GeorgeQB20041999
Mike HartenstineDL1975–19861987
Andrew DePaolaLS20172020–2026
Cordarrelle PattersonWR2019–20202013–2016
Don HultzDL19741963
Jared AllenDE2014–20152008–2013
Mark RodenhauserOL1987, 19921989
Riley ReiffOL20222017–2020
Bob GrimWR19751967–1971, 1976–1977
Corbin LacinaG20031999–2002
John GilliamWR19771972–1975
Jonathan BullardDL2016–20182022–2024
Tom ComptonOL20172018
Chester TaylorRB20102006–2009
Dan FeeneyOL20232024
Lee CallandDB19691963–1965
MyCole PruittTE20162015–2016
Trevor SiemianQB20222018
Xavier WoodsDB20262021
Brad CulpepperDL20001992–1993
Dakota DozierOL20222019–2021
J'Marcus WebbT2010–20122013
Jimmy KennedyDT20072008–2010
Kai ForbathK20202016–2017
Lemanski HallOLB19982000–2002
Marcus DavenportDL20262023
Marcus RobinsonWR1997–20022004–2005
Robert TonyanTE20232024
Vladimir DucasseG20152014
Yannick NgakoueDL20232020
Garrett BradburyOL20262019–2024
Jalyn HolmesDL20222018–2020
Bernard BerrianWR2004–20072008–2010
Bobby WadeWR2003–20052007–2008
Brent NovoselskyTE19881989–1994
Carl GersbachLB19751971–1972
James LynchDL20262020–2023
John DavisTE2001–20022000
Mike RaboldOL1964–19671961–1962
Scott AdamsOL19951991–1993
Tajae SharpeWR20222020
Walt WilliamsDB1982–19831981–1982
Abdullah AndersonDL20192020
Armon WattsDL20222019–2021
Aviante CollinsOL20232017–2020
Bob BruerTE19761980–1983
Corey WoottonDE2010–20132014
Devin AromashoduWR2008–20102011–2012
Duke ShelleyDB2019–20212022
Gregg BriggsDB19961997–1999
John WardOL19761970–1973, 1975
Khyiris TongaDL20212022–2023
Mike ReillyLB1964–19681969
Nahshon WrightDB20252024
Pat EilersDB19951990–1991
Paul EdingerK2000–20042005
Robert GreenRB1993–19961997
Billy MartinTE1964–19651968
Bryan WitzmannOL20182018
D'Wayne BatesWR1999–20012002–2003
Joejuan WilliamsDB20232023
N'Keal HarryWR20222023
T.J. ClemmingsOL20192015–2016
Harrison HandDB20222020–2021
Ihmir Smith-MarsetteWR20222021
Jerry WisneT1999–20002001
Charlie SumnerDB19601961–1962
Clint HaslerigWR19741975
Danta WhitakerTE19931992
John AdickesOL1987–19881989
Justin RowlandDB19601961
Paul BlairOL1986–19871990
Rodney AdamsWR20212017
Terry ObeeWR1993–19941991
Tre RobersonDB2020–20212016
Bill BishopDL19601961
Cornelius EdisonOL20162017
Harry WashingtonWR19791978
Juaquin IglesiasWR20092010
Ahmad DixonS20142014

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 Chicago Bears and the Minnesota Vikings?

86 in the nflverse roster files from 1960 to 2026, including Mike Horan, Alan Page, Jim McMahon and Mitch Berger. 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?

Bill Bishop: Chicago Bears first, then the Minnesota Vikings from 1961.

Who has played for both recently?

Case Keenum, Andrew DePaola, Xavier Woods, Marcus Davenport, Garrett Bradbury and James Lynch and 1 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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