Green Bay Packers and Pittsburgh Steelers players: who played for both

Who played for both the Packers and Steelers?

61 players were on both the Green Bay Packers and the Pittsburgh Steelers rosters between 1960 and 2026, including Aaron Rodgers, Hardy Nickerson, Mike Tomczak and Dave Brown. 34 of them were with the Packers first and 26 with the Steelers first; 1 joined both in the same season.

Did you know?

  • Steve Meilinger is the earliest on this list to complete the pair: Packers first, then the Steelers from 1961.
  • Robert Tonyan is the most recent: Packers first, then the Steelers from 2026.
  • Aaron Rodgers spent the most seasons across the two: 18 with the Packers and 2 with the Steelers.
  • 2 of them had two or more separate spells with one of the teams, such as Red Mack.
  • Most common positions on this list: DL (10), LB (8), DB (7), TE (7).

How many can you name?

Name players who were on both the Packers and the Steelers. The surname is enough. 0 / 61

All 61 players, most seasons first

Seasons on each roster (1960–2026). A gap of a season or more starts a new spell.
PlayerPosPackersSteelers
Aaron RodgersQB2005–20222025–2026
Hardy NickersonMLB20021987–1992
Mike TomczakQB19911993–1999
Dave BrownDB1987–19891975
Steve BonoQB19971987–1988
Tunch IlkinOL19931980–1992
Gerald WilliamsDL19971986–1994
John KuhnFB2007–20152006
Allen RossumCB2000–20012007
Bruce Van DykeOL1974–19761967–1973
Chris JackeSPEC1989–19961997
Javon HargraveDL20262016–2019
Lou MichaelsDL19711961–1963
Mike MerriweatherLB19931982–1987
Preston SmithLB2019–20242024
Barrett BrooksT20022003–2005
Dean LowryDL2016–20222024–2025
John RowserDB1967–19691970–1973
Jonnu SmithTE20262025
Morgan BurnettDB2010–20172018
Earl GrosRB1962–19631967–1969
Jeff BradyLB19921991
John HiltonTE19701965–1969
Lloyd VossDL1964–19651966–1971
Marquez Valdes-ScantlingWR2018–20212025
Robert TonyanTE2018–20222026
Blake MartinezLB2016–20192023
Jamon MeredithT20142011
Montravius AdamsDL2017–20202021–2024
Jayrone ElliottLB2014–20162019–2020
Anthony SmithFS20102006–2008
Chandon SullivanDB2019–20212023
Jon StaggersWR1972–19741970–1971
Najeh DavenportRB2002–20052006–2007
Red MackWR19661961–1963, 1965
Ben ThomasDL19861988
Bert AsksonDL1975–19771971
Gene BreenLB19641965–1966
Jeremy KapinosP2008–20092010–2011
Josh JacksonDB2018–20202022
Lee FolkinsTE19611965
Neil GraffQB19781976–1977
Reggie HarrisonRB19781974–1977
Sean McHughTE20042008
Steve AveryRB19911993–1995
Blake WingleOL19851983–1985
Booth LustegK19691968
Dave DavisWR1971–19721973
Jahine ArnoldWR19991996–1998
Jesse AndersonTE19931992
John LeglueOL20192021, 2024
Sammy WalkerDB1993–19941991–1992
Tom BettisLB1960–19611962
Urban HenryDL19631964
Buddy AydeletteOL19801987
Dick CappTE19671968
Ed HollerLB19631964
Kaleb JohnsonRB20262025
Noah HerronRB2005–20062005
Steve MeilingerDL19601961
Tariq CarpenterDB20222023

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 Green Bay Packers and the Pittsburgh Steelers?

61 in the nflverse roster files from 1960 to 2026, including Aaron Rodgers, Hardy Nickerson, Mike Tomczak and Dave Brown. 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?

Steve Meilinger: Green Bay Packers first, then the Pittsburgh Steelers from 1961.

Who has played for both recently?

Aaron Rodgers, Javon Hargrave, Dean Lowry, Jonnu Smith, Marquez Valdes-Scantling and Robert Tonyan 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. Neither of these teams has moved since 1960.

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