Cleveland Browns and Miami Dolphins players: who played for both

Who played for both the Browns and Dolphins?

117 players were on both the Cleveland Browns and the Miami Dolphins rosters between 1960 and 2026, including Don Strock, Bob DeMarco, Brian Kinchen and Karlos Dansby. 58 of them were with the Browns first and 51 with the Dolphins first; 8 joined both in the same season.

Did you know?

  • Dean Brown is the earliest on this list to complete the pair: Browns first, then the Dolphins from 1970.
  • Ronnie Harrison is the most recent: Browns first, then the Dolphins from 2026.
  • Don Strock spent the most seasons across the two: 1 with the Browns and 14 with the Dolphins.
  • 4 of them had two or more separate spells with one of the teams, such as Paul Warfield.
  • Most common positions on this list: DB (19), OL (16), WR (13), DL (10).

How many can you name?

Name players who were on both the Browns and the Dolphins. The surname is enough. 0 / 117

All 117 players, most seasons first

Seasons on each roster (1960–2026). A gap of a season or more starts a new spell.
PlayerPosBrownsDolphins
Don StrockQB19881974–1987
Bob DeMarcoOL1972–19741970–1971
Brian KinchenTE1991–19951988–1990
Karlos DansbyILB2014–20152010–2012
Rob BurnettDE1990–19952002–2003
Bob MathesonLB1967–19701971–1979
Cliff OdomLB19801990–1993
Jason McCourtyCB20172021
Jordan PoyerDB2013–20162024
Paul WarfieldWR1964–1969, 1976–19771970–1974
Randy StarksDT2015–20162008–2014
Bernie KosarQB1985–19931994–1996
David BowensOLB2009–20102001–2006
Doug PedersonQB20001993–1995
Terry CousinCB20082001
Chris CrockerFS2003–20052008
Jabaal SheardDL2011–20142021
Jacoby BrissettQB20222021
John St. ClairT2009–20102004
Kendall LammOL2019–20202022–2025
Larry WebsterDT19951992–1994
Odell Beckham Jr.WR2019–20212024
Raheem MostertRB20152015, 2022–2024
Brant BoyerMLB2001–20031994
Duriel HarrisWR19841976–1983, 1985
Emmanuel OgbahDL2016–20182020–2024
Germain IfediOL20242025
Jason TrusnikOLB2009–20102011–2014
L.J. SheltonT20052006–2007
Stevon MooreDB1992–19951990–1991
Terry KirbyRB19991993–1995
Anthony WalkerLB2021–20232024
Arthur CoxTE19911991
Barry StokesT2002–20031998
Carl BarisichDL1973–19751977–1980
Evan BrownOL20202019
Gene WilliamsOL1993–19941991–1992
Jarvis LandryWR2018–20212014–2017
Johnson BademosiDB2012–20152019
Ken EllisDB19771976
Matt HaackP20232017–2020
Najee MustafaaDB19931994
Olivier VernonDE2019–20202012–2015
Rex HadnotG2008–20092004–2007
Ronnie HarrisonDB2020–20222026
Billy YatesG2009–20102003
Brian HartlineWR2015–20162009–2014
Chris OwensCB20132013
Cody ParkeyK2016, 20202017
Dimitri PattersonCB2011–20122012–2013
Duke JohnsonRB2015–20182021
Eric MooreOL19951995
Fred BanksWR19851987–1993
Geron ChristianOL2023–20242022
Greg ManczOL20222021
Jakeem GrantWR2022–20232016–2021
Jamar TaylorDB2016–20172013–2015
James BrownOL20001996–1999
Jerome BakerLB20252018–2023
Kyle RichardsonP20051997
Mark DennardOL19861979–1983
Mike HowellDB1965–19721972
Travis DanielsCB20082005–2007
Adrian ColbertDB20212019
Austin ReiterOL2016–20172021
Houston HooverOL19931994
Keith AdamsOLB20072006
Leslie ShepherdWR19992000
Marlon MooreWR2014–20162010–2013
Matt RothDE2009–20102005–2009
Noah IgbinogheneDB20262020–2022
Seth McKinneyC2007–20082002–2005
Stephen BraggsDB1987–19911992–1993
Tyler ThigpenQB20142009–2010
Charlie LeighRB1968–19691971–1974
Gary DavisRB19811976–1979
Jordan CameronTE2011–20142015–2016
Justin ZimmerDL20192022
MarQueis GrayTE20132016–2018
Michael LehanCB2003–20052006–2008
Riley PattersonK2023–20242025–2026
Roderick JohnsonOL20172021
Scott NicolasLB1982–19861987
Vincent TaylorDL20202017–2018
A.J. GreenDB2020–20232025
Abdul-Karim al-JabbarRB19991996–1999
Brad BedellT2000–20012003
Brent FullwoodRB19901991
Chase WinovichDL20222023
Derreck RobinsonDE2009–20102007
Don JonesSS2015–20162013–2014
James BurgessLB2017–20182016
James-Michael JohnsonOLB20122015–2016
Stefon AdamsDB19901990
Tim JacobsDB1993–19951996–1997
Al JenkinsOL1969–19701972
Anthony SchwartzWR2021–20232024
Ben StilleDL20222022
Cameron MalveauxDL20202017–2018
Elijah McGuireRB20192020
Gabe WrightDT20162017
Matt HazelWR20172014–2015
Michael HamiltonLB20002000
Pat DevlinQB20152011–2013
Ricardo LouisWR2016–20182019
Sheldrick RedwineDB2019–20202021
Antonio CallawayWR2018–20192020
Bob GruberOL19861987
David MarshallLB19841987
Dean BrownDB19691970
Jeff WiskaOL19861987
Jereme PerryDB20062007
Josiah BronsonDL20212022
Julian PoseyDB20132012
Keith Cooper Jr.DL20252026
Trae ElstonDB20162017
Gerell RobinsonTE20142014

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 Miami Dolphins?

117 in the nflverse roster files from 1960 to 2026, including Don Strock, Bob DeMarco, Brian Kinchen and Karlos Dansby. 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?

Dean Brown: Cleveland Browns first, then the Miami Dolphins from 1970.

Who has played for both recently?

Kendall Lamm, Germain Ifedi, Ronnie Harrison, Jerome Baker, Noah Igbinoghene and Riley Patterson 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. The Browns keep their own history; the 1996 move to Baltimore started a new team, the Ravens.

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