Chicago Bears and San Francisco 49ers players: who played for both

Who played for both the Bears and 49ers?

73 players were on both the Chicago Bears and the San Francisco 49ers rosters between 1960 and 2026, including Robbie Gould, Ted Washington, Brian Hoyer and Richard Dent. 36 of them were with the Bears first and 35 with the 49ers first; 2 joined both in the same season.

Did you know?

  • John Mellekas is the earliest on this list to complete the pair: Bears first, then the 49ers from 1962.
  • Ray-Ray McCloud is the most recent: 49ers first, then the Bears from 2026.
  • Robbie Gould spent the most seasons across the two: 12 with the Bears and 6 with the 49ers.
  • 8 of them had two or more separate spells with one of the teams, such as Richard Dent.
  • Most common positions on this list: WR (12), DB (10), DL (8), RB (7).

How many can you name?

Name players who were on both the Bears and the 49ers. The surname is enough. 0 / 73

All 73 players, most seasons first

Seasons on each roster (1960–2026). A gap of a season or more starts a new spell.
PlayerPosBears49ers
Robbie GouldK2005–20162017–2022
Ted WashingtonNT2001–20021991–1993
Brian HoyerQB20162017
Richard DentDL1983–1993, 19951994
Ted GinnWR20202010–2012
Tashaun GipsonDB2020–20212022–2024
Tommy HartDL1978–19791968–1977
Walt HarrisCB1996–20012006–2008
Chris DraftOLB19981999
Curtis ConwayWR1993–19992004
Pat O'DonnellP2014–20212024
Rick MirerQB19972000–2001
Rosey TaylorDB1961–19691969–1971
Brandon LloydWR20082003–2005, 2014
Buster SkrineDB2019–20202021
Marquise GoodwinWR20212017–2019
R.W. McQuartersCB2000–20041998–1999
Raheem MostertRB20162016–2021
Tom ComptonOL20172020–2021
Adrian AmosDB2015–20182024
Eric SaubertTE2019–20202024
Jim FlaniganDT1994–20002002
K'Waun WilliamsDB20162017–2021
Leonard FloydLB2016–20192024
Mark ThomasDL1997–19981992–1994
Anthony AdamsNT2007–20112003–2006
Eddy PineiroK2019–20202025–2026
Frankie SmithDB1998–20011996–1997
Hroniss GrasuOL2015–20172020
Logan PaulsenTE20162017
Mark NordquistOL1975–19761976
Matt PryorOL20242023
Ray-Ray McCloudWR20262022–2023
Tony ParrishSS1998–20012002–2006
Trent TaylorWR20232017–2020, 2024–2025
Cassius MarshDL20212017–2018
Dante PettisWR2022–20242018–2020
Kentavius StreetDL20262019–2021
Mike DavisRB20192015–2016
Aaron LynchLB2018–20202014–2017
Adrian ColbertDB2022, 20242017–2019
Blake CostanzoILB2012–20132011
Gary HuffQB1973–19761980
Howard MuddOL1969–19701964–1969
Josh MorganWR20142008–2011
Khalid KareemDL20232026
Mike RichardsonDB1983–19881989
Tarvarius MooreDB20242018–2022
Trevis GipsonLB2020–20222025
Troy WilsonDL20001993–1994, 2001
Bob BruerTE19761979–1980
Elijah LeeLB20222017–2019
Jim SchwantzLB1992, 19981997
Ken MargerumWR1981–1983, 1985–19861986–1987
Kevin WhiteWR2016–20182020
Larry SchreiberRB19761971–1975
Nick McCloudDB2025–20262024
Tony PetersonLB19971994–1996, 1998–1999
Bill TuckerRB19711967–1970
Dave WilliamsRB1979–19811977–1978
James ParrishOL19961993
Jon KilgoreP19681969
Shaun DraughnRB20142015–2016
Steve StenstromQB1995–19981999
Jake TongesTE20222024–2026
John MellekasDL1960–19611962
Brian TaylorRB19891993
Jake MoodyK20252023–2025
Bobby SetzerDE20022001
Steve RiveraWR19771976–1977
Thaddeus GibsonOLB20112010
Vinny SutherlandWR20022001–2002
Kirk BartonT20082008

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 San Francisco 49ers?

73 in the nflverse roster files from 1960 to 2026, including Robbie Gould, Ted Washington, Brian Hoyer and Richard Dent. 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?

John Mellekas: Chicago Bears first, then the San Francisco 49ers from 1962.

Who has played for both recently?

Eddy Pineiro, Ray-Ray McCloud, Trent Taylor, Kentavius Street, Khalid Kareem and Trevis Gipson 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. Neither of these teams has moved since 1960.

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