Green Bay Packers and Washington Commanders players: who played for both

Who played for both the Packers and Commanders?

74 players were on both the Green Bay Packers and the Washington Commanders rosters between 1960 and 2026, including Mark Brunell, Bryan Barker, Raleigh McKenzie and Vonnie Holliday. 42 of them were with the Packers first and 25 with the Commanders first; 7 joined both in the same season.

Did you know?

  • Dale Hackbart is the earliest on this list to complete the pair: Packers first, then the Commanders from 1961.
  • Rasul Douglas is the most recent: Packers first, then the Commanders from 2026.
  • Dave Robinson spent the most seasons across the two: 10 with the Packers and 2 with the Commanders.
  • 3 of them had two or more separate spells with one of the teams, such as Desmond Howard.
  • Most common positions on this list: DB (13), WR (11), DL (8), OL (7).

How many can you name?

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All 74 players, most seasons first

Seasons on each roster (1960–2026). A gap of a season or more starts a new spell.
PlayerPosPackersCommanders
Mark BrunellQB1993–19942004–2007
Bryan BarkerP20042001–2003
Raleigh McKenzieOL1999–20001985–1994
Vonnie HollidayDE1998–20022010
Cullen JenkinsDT2004–20102016
Eric MetcalfWR20022001
Dale HackbartDB1960–19611961–1963
Dave RobinsonLB1963–19721973–1974
David BowensOLB20002001
Fred StricklandLB1994–19951999
Ben DavidsonDL19611962–1963
Boyd DowlerWR1960–19691971
Chris JackeSPEC1989–19961997
Desmond HowardWR1996, 19991992–1994
Josh BidwellP1999–20032010
Nick BarnettMLB2003–20102013
Preston SmithLB2019–20242015–2018, 2025
Rick LovatoLS2015–20162016
Lucas PatrickOL2017–20212026
Randy JohnsonQB19761975–1976
Rasul DouglasDB2021–20232026
Ricky Jean FrancoisDE20172015–2016
Dave KopayRB19721969–1970
Isaac YiadomDB20212026
Scott GalbraithTE19981995–1996
Steve WrightOL1964–19671970
Timothy StokesOL1978–19821975–1977
Will BlackmonCB2006–20092015–2016
Bashaud BreelandDB20182014–2017
Clint DidierTE1988–19891982–1987
Walter StanleyWR1985–19881990
Bob LongWR1964–19671969
Dan GrimmOL1963–19651969
Darnell SavageDB2019–20232025
Ha Ha Clinton-DixDB2014–20182018
Jeff QueryWR1989–19911995
Matt BowenSS2001–20022003–2005
Abdullah AndersonDL20212023
Benjamin St-JusteDB20262021–2024
Bill AndersonWR1965–19661960–1963
Bill QuinlanDL1960–19621965
Brett ConwayK19971998–2001
Danny WuerffelQB20002002
Rod GardnerWR20052001–2004
Ryan GrantRB2007–20122012
Ryan GrantWR20192014–2017
Tom BrownDB1964–19681969
Brad BedellT20042003
Lamont HollinquestLB1996–19981993–1994
Muhammad OliverDB19931995–1996
Roell PrestonWR1997–19981997
Todd FranzSS2002, 20052002–2004
Treyvon HesterDL20202019
Tyson WalterC20062006
Andy CverckoOL19601963
Bill LarsonTE19801977
Bud MarshallDL19651966
De'Jon HarrisLB20202021–2023
Keith ThibodeauxDB20011997
Kit LathropDL1979–19801987
Chris MandevilleDB1987–19881989
Chris OdomLB20172019
Jace SternbergerTE2019–20212021
Jamel WilliamsDB19991997–1999
Kapri BibbsRB20182017–2018
Kyu Blu KellyDB20232023
Leo CarrollDL19681969–1970
Max ZendejasSPEC1987–19881986
Mike FanucciDL19741972
Alai KalaniuvaluOL19941994–1995
Jim KittsRB19981998
Jimmy SmithRB19841984
Shaun BodifordWR2006–20072007
Vic So'otoOLB2011–20122012

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.Washington seasons are listed under today’s team name for every year.

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Questions

How many players have played for both the Green Bay Packers and the Washington Commanders?

74 in the nflverse roster files from 1960 to 2026, including Mark Brunell, Bryan Barker, Raleigh McKenzie and Vonnie Holliday. 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?

Dale Hackbart: Green Bay Packers first, then the Washington Commanders from 1961.

Who has played for both recently?

Preston Smith, Lucas Patrick, Rasul Douglas, Isaac Yiadom, Darnell Savage and Benjamin St-Juste, 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. Washington seasons are listed under today’s team name for every year.

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