Dallas Cowboys and Green Bay Packers players: who played for both

Who played for both the Cowboys and Packers?

58 players were on both the Dallas Cowboys and the Green Bay Packers rosters between 1960 and 2026, including Randall Cobb, Forrest Gregg, Fred Strickland and Herb Adderley. 23 of them were with the Cowboys first and 32 with the Packers first; 3 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 Cowboys from 1961.
  • Tyler Goodson is the most recent: Packers first, then the Cowboys from 2026.
  • Forrest Gregg spent the most seasons across the two: 1 with the Cowboys and 11 with the Packers.
  • 8 of them had two or more separate spells with one of the teams, such as Randall Cobb.
  • Most common positions on this list: DB (10), LB (8), DL (8), OL (7).

How many can you name?

Name players who were on both the Cowboys and the Packers. The surname is enough. 0 / 58

All 58 players, most seasons first

Seasons on each roster (1960–2026). A gap of a season or more starts a new spell.
PlayerPosCowboysPackers
Randall CobbWR20192011–2018, 2021–2022
Forrest GreggOL19711960–1970
Fred StricklandLB1996–19981994–1995
Herb AdderleyDB1970–19721961–1969
Jackie HarrisTE2000–20011990–1993
Terry GlennWR2003–20072002
Kenny ClarkDL2025–20262016–2024
Marco RiveraG2005–20061996–2004
Lee Roy CaffeyLB19711964–1969
Martellus BennettTE2008–20112017
Russell MarylandDL1991–19952000
Frank WalkerCB20112007
George TeagueDB1996, 1998–20011993–1995
Scott GalbraithTE1993–1994, 19971998
Tavon AustinWR2018–20192020
Brady PoppingaOLB20122005–2010
Byron BellT20172018
Jaylon SmithLB2016–20212021
Joe ThomasLB2018–20202015–2017
Rashan GaryLB20262019–2025
Charlie PeprahSS20122006–2008, 2010–2011
Corey BallentineDB20252022–2024
Datone JonesDE2017–20182013–2016
Ibraheim CampbellDB20182018–2019
Jarius WynnDE20132009–2011
Jayrone ElliottLB20172014–2016
Trevon DiggsDB2020–20252025
Alan VeingradOL1991–19921986–1987, 1989–1990
Bryant WestbrookCB20022002
Christine MichaelRB20152016
Danny NoonanDL1987–19921992
Jim JensenRB19761981–1982
Josh JonesDB20192017–2018
Micah ParsonsLB2021–20242025–2026
Robert RochellDB20252023–2024
Ron WidbyP1968–19711972–1973
Chris AkinsFS1999–20002000–2001
Christian RingoDL20182016
Gary BarnesWR19631962
Jerry NortonDB19621963–1964
John RoachQB19641961–1963
Korey ToomerLB20142018
Lee FolkinsTE1962–19641961
Malcolm WalkerOL1966–19691970
Quinton BohannaDL2021–20222025
Reginald SwintonWR2001–20032003
Tyler GoodsonRB20262022–2023
Tyson WalterC2002–20042006
Andy CverckoOL1961–19621960
Brian PriceDL20172016, 2020
Deante BurtonDB2019–20212018
Ike ThomasDB19711972–1973
Louis CheekOL19901991
Syd KitsonOL19841980–1981, 1983–1984
Alex LightOL20202018–2019
Darius JacksonRB2016, 20182018
Kurt PloegerDL19861986
Oscar SturgisDL19951996

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 Dallas Cowboys and the Green Bay Packers?

58 in the nflverse roster files from 1960 to 2026, including Randall Cobb, Forrest Gregg, Fred Strickland and Herb Adderley. 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 Dallas Cowboys from 1961.

Who has played for both recently?

Kenny Clark, Rashan Gary, Corey Ballentine, Trevon Diggs, Micah Parsons and Robert Rochell 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. Neither of these teams has moved since 1960.

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