Chicago Bears and Philadelphia Eagles players: who played for both

Who played for both the Bears and Eagles?

88 players were on both the Chicago Bears and the Philadelphia Eagles rosters between 1960 and 2026, including Jason Peters, Josh McCown, Andy Dalton and Mike Horan. 39 of them were with the Bears first and 48 with the Eagles first; 1 joined both in the same season.

Did you know?

  • Bobby Jackson is the earliest on this list to complete the pair: Eagles first, then the Bears from 1961.
  • Kentavius Street is the most recent: Eagles first, then the Bears from 2026.
  • Richard Dent spent the most seasons across the two: 12 with the Bears and 1 with the Eagles.
  • 8 of them had two or more separate spells with one of the teams, such as Jason Peters.
  • Most common positions on this list: DL (12), QB (10), DB (10), LB (9).

How many can you name?

Name players who were on both the Bears and the Eagles. The surname is enough. 0 / 88

All 88 players, most seasons first

Seasons on each roster (1960–2026). A gap of a season or more starts a new spell.
PlayerPosBearsEagles
Jason PetersT20212009–2011, 2013–2020
Josh McCownQB2011–20132019
Andy DaltonQB20212026
Mike HoranSPEC19981984–1985
Clyde SimmonsDL1999–20001986–1993
Jim McMahonQB1982–19881990–1992
Mitch BergerP19951994
Richard DentDL1983–1993, 19951997
Chase DanielQB2018–20192016
Jeff BlakeQB20052004
Corey GrahamCB2007–20112017–2018
Don HultzDL19741964–1973
Mike DitkaTE1961–19661967–1968
Robert QuinnDE2020–20222022
Al HarrisLB1979–1984, 1986–19881989–1990
Jeff GrahamWR1994–19951998
Kevin ByardDB2024–20252023
Marquise GoodwinWR20212020
Mike CaldwellOLB20021998–2001
Nick FolesQB2020–20212012–2014, 2017–2018
Rufus MayesOL19691979
Harper LeBelOL19971990
Jack ConcannonQB1967–19711964–1966
Jim FlaniganDT1994–20002003
Lee Roy CaffeyLB19701963
Matt BarkleyQB20162013–2014
Paul GrasmanisDT1996–19982000–2005
Quintin DempsFS20172008–2009
Ronnie BullRB1962–19701971
William PerryDL1985–19931993–1994
Al WallaceDE20001997–1999
Alshon JefferyWR2012–20162017–2020
Damion SquareDL20212013
Darwin WalkerDT20072000–2006
DeAndre CarterWR2020, 20242018
LaRoy ReynoldsLB20152018
Mark NordquistOL1975–19761968–1974
Mark SanchezQB20172014–2015
Matt PryorOL20242018–2020, 2025
Mel TomDL1973–19751967–1973
Michael TimpsonWR1995–19961997
Stanley PritchettFB2001–20032000
C.J. Gardner-JohnsonDB20252022, 2024
Cody ParkeyK20182014–2016
Kentavius StreetDL20262023
Nicholas MorrowLB20222023–2024
Olamide ZaccheausWR20252023
T.J. EdwardsLB2023–20262019–2022
Todd BellDB1981–1984, 1986–19871988–1989
Carl GersbachLB19751970
Chris ProsinskiFS2015–20172014
D'Andre SwiftRB2024–20262023
John HuarteQB19721968
Joique BellRB20162010
Jordan HowardRB2016–20182019–2021
Richard HarrisDL1974–19751971–1973
Thomas SandersRB1985–19891990–1991
Trey BurtonTE2018–20192014–2017
Adrian YoungLB19731968–1972
Brandon BoykinCB20162012–2014
Chris BoniolSPEC19991997–1998
Cre'von LeBlancDB2016–20172018–2020
Cyril PinderRB1971–19721968–1970
Khari BlasingameRB2022–20242024
Markus WheatonWR20172018
Rueben RandleWR20172016
Anthony MarshallDB1994–19971998
Charlie FordDB1971–19731974
De'Vante BausbyDB20162018
John RoperLB1989–19921993
Wayne MassOL1968–19701972
Al ChesleyLB19821979–1982
Anthony RushDL20202019
Damon MooreSS20021999–2001
Dick ChapuraDL1987–19891990
Ernie JanetOL1972–19741975
John MellekasDL1960–19611963
Kaseem SincenoTE2000–20011998–1999
Tyrone M. WilliamsDL19971999–2000
Deiondre' HallDB2016–20172018
Merrill DouglasRB19601962
Andre PresidentTE19951997
Bobby JacksonDB19611960
Darnell AutryRB19972000
Gannon SinclairTE20162018
Jamaal GreenDE20052004
Mike UlmerDB19801987
Carl FordWR20052005

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 Philadelphia Eagles?

88 in the nflverse roster files from 1960 to 2026, including Jason Peters, Josh McCown, Andy Dalton and Mike Horan. 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?

Bobby Jackson: Philadelphia Eagles first, then the Chicago Bears from 1961.

Who has played for both recently?

Andy Dalton, Kevin Byard, Matt Pryor, C.J. Gardner-Johnson, Kentavius Street and Olamide Zaccheaus and 2 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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