Chicago Bears and Washington Commanders players: who played for both

Who played for both the Bears and Commanders?

100 players were on both the Chicago Bears and the Washington Commanders rosters between 1960 and 2026, including Todd Collins, Case Keenum, Jeff George and Phillip Daniels. 52 of them were with the Bears first and 43 with the Commanders first; 5 joined both in the same season.

Did you know?

  • John Aveni is the earliest on this list to complete the pair: Bears first, then the Commanders from 1961.
  • Lucas Patrick is the most recent: Bears first, then the Commanders from 2026.
  • Richie Petitbon spent the most seasons across the two: 9 with the Bears and 2 with the Commanders.
  • 6 of them had two or more separate spells with one of the teams, such as Phillip Daniels.
  • Most common positions on this list: OL (19), DL (16), WR (10), DB (9).

How many can you name?

Name players who were on both the Bears and the Commanders. The surname is enough. 0 / 100

All 100 players, most seasons first

Seasons on each roster (1960–2026). A gap of a season or more starts a new spell.
PlayerPosBearsCommanders
Todd CollinsQB20102006–2009
Case KeenumQB2025–20262019
Jeff GeorgeQB20042000–2001
Phillip DanielsDE2000–20032004–2007, 2009–2010
Shane MatthewsQB1993–1996, 1999–20012002
Tommy BarnhardtSPEC19871988, 2000
Tony McGeeDL1971–19731982–1984
Richie PetitbonDB1960–19681971–1972
Walt HarrisCB1996–20012004–2005
Andy HeckOL1994–19981999–2000
Cornelius LucasOL20192020–2024
Mario AddisonDL20112012
Michael BurtonRB2017–20182019
Rosey TaylorDB1961–19691972
Wilber MarshallLB1984–19871988–1992
Brandon LloydWR20082006–2007
Mark CarrierDB1990–19962000
Pernell McPheeLB2015–20172018
Rex GrossmanQB2003–20082010–2013
Tom ComptonOL20172012–2015
Will MontgomeryC2015–20162008–2013
Andre CollinsLB19981990–1994
Brandon MeriweatherSS20112012–2014
Charles LenoOL2014–20202021–2023
Eddie GoldmanDL2015–20212025
George SealsDL1965–19711964
Jason CampbellQB20122005–2009
Jon BosticLB2013–20152019–2022
Lucas PatrickOL2022–20232026
DeAndre CarterWR2020, 20242021
DeMarcus WalkerDL2023–20242025
Jacob MartinDL20242025
Jay LeeuwenburgOL1992–19952000
Kai ForbathK20202012–2015
Kevin Pierre-LouisLB20192020
Lamar MillerRB20202020
Lennie FriedmanC20052003–2005
Logan PaulsenTE20162010–2014
Mark SanchezQB20172018
Steve WrightOL19711970
Tom CarterDB1997–19991993–1996
Tom MyslinskiOL1993–19941992
Tracy PorterCB2015–20162014
Carl PowellDE20012002
Jalyn HolmesDL20222024–2025
Josh BellamyWR2014–20182013
Mike GreenSS2000–20052008
Montez SweatDL2023–20262019–2023
Olamide ZaccheausWR20252024
Warrick HoldmanOLB1999–20032005–2006
Adam ArchuletaSS20072006
Angelo CoiaWR1960–19631964–1965
Breon BordersDB20222019
Chris ZorichDL1991–19971997
Darrel YoungFB20162010–2015
Dontrelle InmanWR20172020
George BurmanOL19641971–1972
Ha Ha Clinton-DixDB20192018
J.P. HoltzTE2019–20212018–2019
Jarvis JenkinsDE20152012–2014
Josh MorganWR20142012–2013
Kenny SheddWR19942000
Mike HullRB1968–19701971–1974
Rick CasaresRB1960–19641965
Stan JonesDL1960–19651966
Stephen PaeaNT2011–20142015
Vernice SmithOL19931993–1995
Abdullah AndersonDL20192023
Bryan JohnsonFB2004–20052000–2003
Byron PringleWR20222023
Danny WuerffelQB20012002
Fred WilliamsDL1960–19631964–1965
Greg HuntingtonOL1997–19991993
Greg JonesLB20011997–2000
Greg StromanDB2022–20232018–2020
Henry WaechterDL1982, 1984–19861987
Jeff WilliamsOL19821978–1980
Pat EilersDB19951992–1994
Robert GreenRB1993–19961992
Ted VactorDB19751969–1973
Willie HolmanDL1968–19731973
Ade JimohCB20072003–2006
Fred DeanOL19771978–1980, 1982
Riley MattsonOL19661961–1964
T.J. ClemmingsOL20192017
Andre LottFS20062002–2004
Dan PeifferOL1975–19771980
Edwin WilliamsC2010–20122009
Gene HamlinOL19711970
Jack DeloplaineRB19791978
John HoffmanDL19711969–1970
Kris HainesWR1979–19811979
Lonnie PerrinRB19791979
Tyrone M. WilliamsDL19972001
Bob JencksTE1963–19641965
Don CroftcheckOL19671965–1966
Jake MoodyK20252025
John AveniK19601961
Robert JohnsonTE20032005
Steve BarnettOL19631964

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.Washington seasons are listed under today’s team name for every year.

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Questions

How many players have played for both the Chicago Bears and the Washington Commanders?

100 in the nflverse roster files from 1960 to 2026, including Todd Collins, Case Keenum, Jeff George and Phillip Daniels. 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 Aveni: Chicago Bears first, then the Washington Commanders from 1961.

Who has played for both recently?

Case Keenum, Eddie Goldman, Lucas Patrick, DeMarcus Walker, Jacob Martin and Jalyn Holmes 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. Washington seasons are listed under today’s team name for every year.

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