Cleveland Browns and Green Bay Packers players: who played for both

Who played for both the Browns and Packers?

85 players were on both the Cleveland Browns and the Green Bay Packers rosters between 1960 and 2026, including Frank Winters, Mike Tomczak, Tyrod Taylor and Jim McMahon. 35 of them were with the Browns first and 42 with the Packers first; 8 joined both in the same season.

Did you know?

  • Andy Cvercko is the earliest on this list to complete the pair: Packers first, then the Browns from 1963.
  • Tyrod Taylor is the most recent: Browns first, then the Packers from 2026.
  • Frank Winters spent the most seasons across the two: 2 with the Browns and 11 with the Packers.
  • 5 of them had two or more separate spells with one of the teams, such as Tramon Williams.
  • Most common positions on this list: RB (12), QB (10), OL (10), WR (8).

How many can you name?

Name players who were on both the Browns and the Packers. The surname is enough. 0 / 85

All 85 players, most seasons first

Seasons on each roster (1960–2026). A gap of a season or more starts a new spell.
PlayerPosBrownsPackers
Frank WintersC1987–19881992–2002
Mike TomczakQB19921991
Tyrod TaylorQB20182026
Jim McMahonQB19951995–1996
Kevin ZeitlerOL2017–20182026
Tramon WilliamsCB2015–20162007–2014, 2018–2020
Ty DetmerQB1999–20001992–1995
Eric MetcalfWR1989–19942002
Andre RisonWR19951996
David BowensOLB2009–20102000
Doug PedersonQB20001995–1998, 2001–2004
Za'Darius SmithLB2023–20242019–2021
Earl EdwardsDL1976–19781979
Joe AndruzziG2005–20061997–1999
Morgan BurnettDB20192010–2017
Seneca WallaceQB2010–20112013
Barry StokesT2002–20031999–2001
Bryan WagnerSPEC1989–19901992–1993
Christian KirkseyLB2014–20192020
Clarence WeathersWR1985–19881990–1991
Corey BojorquezP2022–20262021
Corey WilliamsDT2008–20092004–2007
J.C. TretterOL2017–20212013–2016
John JurkovicDL19991991–1995
John ThierryOLB19992000–2001
Ken EllisDB19771970–1975
Roy BarkerDL19991999
Scott GalbraithTE1990–19921998
Billy WinnDL2012–20142020
Darius HollandDT1999–20001995–1997
Don HornQB19731967–1970
Elgton JenkinsOL20262019–2025
Jim HillDB19751972–1974
John JeffersonWR19851981–1984
Ross VerbaT2001–2002, 20041997–2000
Damarious RandallDB2018–20192015–2017
Ibraheim CampbellDB2015–20172018–2019
Justin McCrayOL20192017–2018
Keith McKenzieDE2000–20011996–1999
B.J. GoodsonLB20202019
Brett ConwayK20031997
Charlie LeighRB1968–19691974
Darryl HaleyOL1987–19881988
Herman FontenotRB1985–19881989–1990
Steve OkoniewskiDL19771974–1975
Tony BrownDB20242018–2019
Ben TaylorOLB2002–20052006
Brad BedellT2000–20012004
Brandon JacksonRB20122007–2010
Brent FullwoodRB19901987–1990
Chris AkinsFS2001–20022000–2001
Dan VitaleRB2016–20182018–2019
James BurgessLB2017–20182020
Jermaine WhiteheadDB2018–20192016–2018
Perry KempWR19871988–1991
Rudy KuechenbergLB19701970
Scott FrostDB20012001
Shawn CollinsWR19921993
Todd FranzSS20002002, 2005
Andy CverckoOL19631960
Blake WingleOL19871985
Brian PriceDL20182016, 2020
Darryl IngramTE19911992–1993
Nick McDonaldG20142010
Pierre StrongRB2023–20242025
Rashaan SalaamRB19991999
Chris OdomLB20222017
Darius JacksonRB2016–20172018
DeShone KizerQB20172018
Dexter WilliamsRB20212019–2020
Joe KerridgeRB20192016–2017
Jon HarrisDL19991999
Malcolm JohnsonRB2015–20162019
Mark MillerQB1978–19791980
Bob GruberOL19861987
Garth GerhartC20162014
Joe CallahanQB20162016–2017
Lance ZenoOL1992–19931993
Larry MasonRB19871988
Michael HawkinsCB20062005
Paul StarobaWR19721973
Rich DimlerDL19791980
Richard MercierOL20012000
Therrian FontenotCB20062005
Jake AllenWR20092009

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.The Browns keep their own history; the 1996 move to Baltimore started a new team, the Ravens.

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Questions

How many players have played for both the Cleveland Browns and the Green Bay Packers?

85 in the nflverse roster files from 1960 to 2026, including Frank Winters, Mike Tomczak, Tyrod Taylor and Jim McMahon. 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?

Andy Cvercko: Green Bay Packers first, then the Cleveland Browns from 1963.

Who has played for both recently?

Tyrod Taylor, Kevin Zeitler, Corey Bojorquez, Elgton Jenkins and Pierre Strong, 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. The Browns keep their own history; the 1996 move to Baltimore started a new team, the Ravens.

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