Kansas City Chiefs and New Orleans Saints players: who played for both

Who played for both the Chiefs and Saints?

93 players were on both the Kansas City Chiefs and the New Orleans Saints rosters between 1960 and 2026, including Morten Andersen, John Carney, Kendall Gammon and Chase Daniel. 44 of them were with the Chiefs first and 45 with the Saints first; 4 joined both in the same season.

Did you know?

  • Jim Fraser is the earliest on this list to complete the pair: Chiefs first, then the Saints from 1968.
  • Justin Reid is the most recent: Chiefs first, then the Saints from 2025.
  • Morten Andersen spent the most seasons across the two: 2 with the Chiefs and 13 with the Saints.
  • 10 of them had two or more separate spells with one of the teams, such as Chase Daniel.
  • Most common positions on this list: DB (15), DL (13), OL (11), LB (9).

How many can you name?

Name players who were on both the Chiefs and the Saints. The surname is enough. 0 / 93

All 93 players, most seasons first

Seasons on each roster (1960–2026). A gap of a season or more starts a new spell.
PlayerPosChiefsSaints
Morten AndersenK2002–20031982–1994
John CarneyK20072001–2006
Kendall GammonTE2000–20061996–1999
Chase DanielQB2013–20152009–2012, 2017
Dale CarterCB1992–19982002–2003
Willie RoafT2002–20051993–2001
Chris MartinLB1988–19921983
Eddie KennisonWR2001–20071999
Jim KearneyDB1967–19751976
Joe HornWR1996–19992000–2006
Michael BurtonRB2021–20222020
Sammy KnightSS2005–20061997–2002
Tyrann MathieuDB2019–20212022–2024
Bennie ThompsonDB1992–19931989–1991
Billy Joe TolliverQB19971998–2000
Cedric MackDB19921992–1993
Jack Del RioLB1987–19881985–1986
Jim PietrzakOL19871979–1984
Scott FujitaOLB2002–20042006–2009
Whitney PaulLB1976–1981, 19861982–1985
Ben GrubbsG2015–20162012–2014
Brett PerrimanWR19971988–1990
Daniel SorensenDB2014–20212022–2023
Eric MartinWR19941985–1993
Kurt ColemanFS20142018
Tanoh KpassagnonDL2017–20202021–2024
Cameron ErvingOL2017–20192023
Darren MickellDL1992–19951996–1997, 1999
Jim OtisRB1971–19721970
Justin ReidDB2022–20242025–2026
Marquez Valdes-ScantlingWR2022–20232024
Mike McGlynnG20142015–2016
Patrick OmamehOL20202019
Shaun SmithDT2010, 20122004
Steve WeatherfordP20082006–2008
Terrance CopperWR2009–20122006–2008
Alex OkaforDL2019–20212017–2018
Bruce ClarkDL19891982–1988
C.J. SpillerRB20172015–2016
Chris OwensCB20142015–2016
Jim MarsalisDB1969–19751977
Jim RourkeOL1980–1984, 19861985
Jimmy WilkersonDE2003–20072010
Kawika MitchellMLB2003–20062010
Kyle TurleyT2006–20071998–2002
Mark McMillianDB1997–19981996
Austin ReiterOL2018–2020, 20222021
Barry WordRB1990–19921987–1988
Donald WillisG2000–20031995–1997
Josh MartinLB2013–20142019
Khalen SaundersDL2019–20222023–2024
Mike JonesWR19881986–1987, 1989
Ricky SiglarOL1993–1996, 19981997–1998
Rocky RasleyOL19751974
Taylor StallworthDL20222018–2019
Ugo AmadiDB20222023–2025
Van JakesDB1983–19841986–1988, 1990
Victor RileyT1998–20012002–2004
Willie Gay Jr.LB2020–20232024
Clyde Edwards-HelaireRB2020–20252024
Jeff FaulknerDL19871993
Jim FraserLB19651968
Justin MarchLB20162021
Remi PrudhommeDL1968–19691971–1972
Sean RyanTE20092008
Tom RickettsOL19931994
Turk McBrideDE2007–20092011–2012
Ernest DixonLB19981994–1997
KeiVarae RussellDB20162021
Larry EstesDL1975–19761970–1971
Ronnie DixonDL19981993
Vashone AdamsDB19981997
Brian ParkerTE20152019
Corey HarrisCB2001–20021999–2000
Ian BookQB20232021
Sam BarringtonILB20162016
Tom WickertOL19771975–1976
Yasir DurantOL20202022
Andy AllemanG20092007
Andy HamiltonWR1973–19741975
Don ThorpDL19881984
Jerry FranklinLB20142014
Patrick SwoopesDL19911987, 1989
Seantavius JonesWR20162014–2015
Stan PetryDB1989–19911991
Tommie StowersTE19941992–1993
Trezelle JenkinsOL1995–19971997
Tyler PalkoQB2010–20112007
Wes BenderRB19931997
Braxton HoyettDL20202021
Jitter FieldsDB19871984
Robert WilliamsDB1998–19991999
Morris LaGrandRB19751975

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.Chiefs seasons include the Dallas Texans (1960–62).

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Questions

How many players have played for both the Kansas City Chiefs and the New Orleans Saints?

93 in the nflverse roster files from 1960 to 2026, including Morten Andersen, John Carney, Kendall Gammon and Chase Daniel. 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?

Jim Fraser: Kansas City Chiefs first, then the New Orleans Saints from 1968.

Who has played for both recently?

Justin Reid, Ugo Amadi and Clyde Edwards-Helaire, 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. Chiefs seasons include the Dallas Texans (1960–62).

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