Indianapolis Colts and New Orleans Saints players: who played for both

Who played for both the Colts and Saints?

92 players were on both the Indianapolis Colts and the New Orleans Saints rosters between 1960 and 2026, including Kerry Collins, Ashley Ambrose, Dave Rowe and Aubrayo Franklin. 47 of them were with the Colts first and 40 with the Saints first; 5 joined both in the same season.

Did you know?

  • Gary Cuozzo is the earliest on this list to complete the pair: Colts first, then the Saints from 1967.
  • David Long is the most recent: Colts first, then the Saints from 2026.
  • Joe Federspiel spent the most seasons across the two: 1 with the Colts and 9 with the Saints.
  • 5 of them had two or more separate spells with one of the teams, such as Ashley Ambrose.
  • Most common positions on this list: DL (12), OL (11), RB (10), LB (10).

How many can you name?

Name players who were on both the Colts and the Saints. The surname is enough. 0 / 92

All 92 players, most seasons first

Seasons on each roster (1960–2026). A gap of a season or more starts a new spell.
PlayerPosColtsSaints
Kerry CollinsQB20111998
Ashley AmbroseCB1992–19951999, 2003–2004
Dave RoweDL19781967–1970
Aubrayo FranklinNT20132011
Craig HeywardRB19981988–1992
Patrick RobinsonCB20162010–2014, 2018–2020
Steve WalshQB19991990–1993
Doug BrienK20011995–2000
Gary CuozzoQB1963–19661967
Jackie BurkettLB1961–19661967, 1970
Joe FederspielLB19811972–1980
Kendall LangfordDE2015–20162017
Qadry IsmailWR20021998
Ramon HumberLB2009–20102010–2015
T.Y. McGillDL2015–20162019
Torrance SmallWR19981992–1996
Al-Quadin MuhammadDL2018–20212017
Arthur MauletDB20182017–2018
Cary BlanchardSPEC1995–19971992
Chris ReedOL20212024
Don MorrisonOL19781971–1977
Floyd TurnerWR1994–19951989–1993
John ShinnersOL19721969–1971
Keith TaylorDB1988–19911992–1993
Margus HuntDL2017–20192020
Martin GramaticaK2004, 20062007–2008
Matt GiordanoSS2005–20082010
Mike McGlynnG2012–20132015–2016
Sean DawkinsWR1993–19971998
Willie BroughtonDL1985–19861995–1996
Bill SaulLB1962–19631969
Billy Joe HobertQB20001997–1999
Billy NewsomeDL1970–19721973–1974
Chad CotaFS1999–20011998
David LongDB20242026
Jerome PathonWR1998–20012002–2004
Jonathan WilliamsRB2018–20192017–2018
Mike CoferSPEC19951987
Nyheim HinesRB2018–20222025
Tony HillsT20122015–2016
Willie TullisDB1987–19881985–1986
Aundra ThompsonWR19831981–1982
Courtney RobyWR20082008–2012
Ed SimoniniLB1976–19811982
Jeff HartOL1979–19831976
Joique BellRB20102010–2011
Josh AndrewsOL2018–20192022
Julian BlackmonDB2020–20242025–2026
Steve StonebreakerLB1964–19661967–1968
Taylor StallworthDL2020–20212018–2019
Ted DavisLB1964–19661967–1969
Toni LinhartK1974–19791972
Brian PooleDB20212021
Cecil GrayOL1993–19941993
Chaz GreenOL20202018
Coby FleenerTE2012–20152016–2017
Delmonico MontgomeryCB1997–19992004
Jeff FaulknerDL19901993
Keyunta DawsonDE2007–20102013
Moise FokouOLB20122014
Sam HavrilakRB1969–19731974
Steve Mike-MayerK1979–19801978
T.J. GreenDB2016–20172019
Tom RickettsOL19921994
Tony LorickRB1964–19671968–1969
Brian JonesLB19911995–1998
Chris McCainOLB20182016
Doug NussmeierQB19981994–1997
Glen ReddLB19861981, 1983–1986
Howard StevensRB1975–19771973–1974
Jason DavidCB2004–20062007–2008
Jason Vander LaanTE20172019–2020
Jeff CharlestonDE20072008–2011
Joe Don LooneyRB19641969
Mike FultzDL19811977–1980
Sammy MartinWR19911993
Blake GrupeK20252023–2025
David ParryDL2015–20162017
Lee GrossOL19791975–1977
Scott SlutzkerTE1996–19971998–1999
Akeem DavisS20152015
Don ThorpDL1987–19881984
Evan HullRB2023–20242025
John WilliamsRB19871986
Norman DavisOL19671969
Phillip WardLB19972000
Robenson TherezieDB20182016
Travis DavisDL1991–19921990
Jitter FieldsDB19871984
John CovingtonDB19941995
Krishawn HoganWR20172019
Nat HudsonOL19821981–1982

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.Colts seasons include the Baltimore Colts (1960–83).

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Questions

How many players have played for both the Indianapolis Colts and the New Orleans Saints?

92 in the nflverse roster files from 1960 to 2026, including Kerry Collins, Ashley Ambrose, Dave Rowe and Aubrayo Franklin. 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?

Gary Cuozzo: Indianapolis Colts first, then the New Orleans Saints from 1967.

Who has played for both recently?

David Long, Nyheim Hines, Julian Blackmon, Blake Grupe and Evan Hull, 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. Colts seasons include the Baltimore Colts (1960–83).

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