Cleveland Browns and Pittsburgh Steelers players: who played for both

Who played for both the Browns and Steelers?

67 players were on both the Cleveland Browns and the Pittsburgh Steelers rosters between 1960 and 2026, including Dustin Colquitt, Matt Bahr, Chris Gardocki and Mike Tomczak. 31 of them were with the Browns first and 34 with the Steelers first; 2 joined both in the same season.

Did you know?

  • Charlie Scales is the earliest on this list to complete the pair: Steelers first, then the Browns from 1962.
  • Rayshawn Jenkins is the most recent: Browns first, then the Steelers from 2026.
  • Orpheus Roye spent the most seasons across the two: 8 with the Browns and 5 with the Steelers.
  • 5 of them had two or more separate spells with one of the teams, such as Orpheus Roye.
  • Most common positions on this list: DB (14), OL (12), QB (6), DL (6).

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All 67 players, most seasons first

Seasons on each roster (1960–2026). A gap of a season or more starts a new spell.
PlayerPosBrownsSteelers
Dustin ColquittP20212020
Matt BahrSPEC1981–19891979–1980
Chris GardockiP1999–20032004–2006
Mike TomczakQB19921993–1999
Brian HoyerQB2013–20142012
Orpheus RoyeDE2000–20071996–1999, 2008
Chris HubbardOL2018–20222014–2017
Joe HadenDB2010–20162017–2021
Dick ShinerQB19671968–1969
John BrownOL1962–19661967–1972
Bill NelsenQB1968–19721963–1967
Bruce GradkowskiQB20082013–2014, 2016
Earl HolmesMLB20021996–2001
Joshua DobbsQB20222017–2021
Morgan BurnettDB20192018
Rayshawn JenkinsDB20252026
Damontae KazeeDB20252022–2024
Dan FikeOL1985–19921993
Hank PoteatCB20092000–2002
Jabrill PeppersDB2017–20182025
Larry OgunjobiDL2017–20202022–2024
Nick EasonDE2004–20062007–2010
Ted PetersenOL19841977–1983, 1987
Tom MyslinskiOL19921996–1997, 2000
Bill JohnsonDL1992–19941995–1996
Devin BushLB2024–20252019–2022
Jesse JamesTE20222015–2018
L.J. FortLB20122015–2018
B.W. WebbDB20172014
Charlie ScalesRB1962–19651960–1961
Daniel EkualeDL20192025
David DunnWR19991998
Ed NelsonDL19881982–1987
Frank ParkerDL1962–1964, 1966–19671968
Jim ShorterDB1962–19631969
Joe HaegOL20222021
Joe SchobertLB2016–20192021
John RienstraOL1991–19921986–1990
Juan ThornhillDB2023–20242025
Karl JosephDB20202021–2022
Tom WatkinsRB19611968
Anthony MadisonCB20092006–2011
Kendrick GreenOL2025–20262021–2022
Lonnie PaleleiOL19951993–1995
Quincy MorganWR2001–20042005
Sid WilliamsLB1964–19661969
Harold BishopTE19951998–1999
Ricardo ColcloughCB20072004–2007
Zach BannerOL20172018–2021
Ben TateRB20142014
Blake WingleOL19871983–1985
Brian AllenDB2020–20212017–2018
Darryl SimsDL1987–19881985–1986
Ryan SwitzerWR20212018–2019
Sammie CoatesWR20172015–2016
Thomas Graham Jr.DB2022–20232024
Alan HallerDB19921992–1993
George JonesRB19991997
Justin GilbertCB2014–20152016
Lenzie JacksonWR20002001
Fred FoggieDB19921994
Greg BestDB19841983
Marvin PhilipC20072006–2007
Mike MatthewsOL20162017
R.J. BowersFB20022001
Scott PaxsonDT20112008
Terrell WatsonRB20162017

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 Pittsburgh Steelers?

67 in the nflverse roster files from 1960 to 2026, including Dustin Colquitt, Matt Bahr, Chris Gardocki and Mike Tomczak. 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?

Charlie Scales: Pittsburgh Steelers first, then the Cleveland Browns from 1962.

Who has played for both recently?

Rayshawn Jenkins, Damontae Kazee, Jabrill Peppers, Devin Bush, Daniel Ekuale and Juan Thornhill and 1 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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