Cincinnati Bengals and Philadelphia Eagles players: who played for both

Who played for both the Bengals and Eagles?

53 players were on both the Cincinnati Bengals and the Philadelphia Eagles rosters between 1960 and 2026, including Joe Flacco, Lee Johnson, Andy Dalton and Clyde Simmons. 31 of them were with the Bengals first and 21 with the Eagles first; 1 joined both in the same season.

Did you know?

  • Al Coleman is the earliest on this list to complete the pair: Bengals first, then the Eagles from 1972.
  • Myles Hinton is the most recent: Eagles first, then the Bengals from 2026.
  • Bill Bergey spent the most seasons across the two: 5 with the Bengals and 7 with the Eagles.
  • 1 of them had two or more separate spells with one of the teams, such as Jeff Thomason.
  • Most common positions on this list: QB (8), TE (6), LB (6), OL (6).

How many can you name?

Name players who were on both the Bengals and the Eagles. The surname is enough. 0 / 53

All 53 players, most seasons first

Seasons on each roster (1960–2026). A gap of a season or more starts a new spell.
PlayerPosBengalsEagles
Joe FlaccoQB2025–20262021
Lee JohnsonSPEC1988–19982002
Andy DaltonQB2011–20192026
Clyde SimmonsDL19981986–1993
Takeo SpikesOLB1998–20022007
Terrell OwensWR20102004–2005
Jeff BlakeQB1994–19992004
Kimo Von OelhoffenDE1994–19992007
Bobbie WilliamsG2004–20112000–2003
Alex SmithTE2013–20142009
Bill BergeyLB1969–19731974–1980
Evan MathisG2008–20102011–2014
Stan WaltersOL1972–19741975–1983
Dhani JonesOLB2007–20102004–2006
Jeff ThomasonTE1992–19932000–2002, 2004
Joe KellyLB1986–19891996
Rufus MayesOL1970–19781979
C.J. UzomahTE2015–20212024
Danny StubbsDL1991–19931995
John ReavesQB1975–19781972–1974
Matt BarkleyQB20182013–2014
Damion SquareDL20212013
Eric BieniemyRB1995–19981999
Horst MuhlmannK1969–19741975–1977
LaRoy ReynoldsLB20192018
Mike McGlynnG20112008–2010
Oren BurksLB2025–20262024
Tony StewartTE2002–20062001–2002
Fred JohnsonOL2019–20212023–2026
Stacy AndrewsT2004–20082009
Dave RimingtonOL1983–19871988–1989
Joe BachieLB2021–20242020
John RossWR2017–20202024
Ken MoyerOL1989–19941995
Matt SchobelTE2002–20052006–2008
Sidney JonesDB20232017–2019
Al ColemanDB1969–19711972–1973
Keith RuckerDL1994–19951996
Cal AdomitisLS2022–20242025
Garrett MillsTE20102010
James JosephRB19951991–1994
Ray PhillipsLB1977–19781978–1981
Jeff ChristensenQB19831984–1985
Tanner HawkinsonT2013–20142015–2016
Curtis MarshCB20132011–2013
Elijah HolyfieldRB20222019–2020
Geoffrey PopeDB2008–20092009
Hunter SharpWR20182016
Jo Jo HeathDB19801981
Reid SinnettQB20232021
Myles HintonOL20262025
Rob HertelQB19781980
Tom NelsonFS20092011

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 Cincinnati Bengals and the Philadelphia Eagles?

53 in the nflverse roster files from 1960 to 2026, including Joe Flacco, Lee Johnson, Andy Dalton and Clyde Simmons. 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?

Al Coleman: Cincinnati Bengals first, then the Philadelphia Eagles from 1972.

Who has played for both recently?

Joe Flacco, Andy Dalton, Oren Burks, Fred Johnson, Cal Adomitis and Myles Hinton, 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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