Kansas City Chiefs and New York Giants players: who played for both

Who played for both the Chiefs and Giants?

66 players were on both the Kansas City Chiefs and the New York Giants rosters between 1960 and 2026, including Morten Andersen, John Carney, Frank Winters and Mark Collins. 28 of them were with the Chiefs first and 35 with the Giants first; 3 joined both in the same season.

Did you know?

  • Curley Johnson is the earliest on this list to complete the pair: Chiefs first, then the Giants from 1969.
  • Joshua Ezeudu is the most recent: Giants first, then the Chiefs from 2026.
  • Rich Baldinger spent the most seasons across the two: 10 with the Chiefs and 2 with the Giants.
  • 1 of them had two or more separate spells with one of the teams, such as Jim Pietrzak.
  • Most common positions on this list: DB (12), OL (11), DL (7), LB (6).

How many can you name?

Name players who were on both the Chiefs and the Giants. The surname is enough. 0 / 66

All 66 players, most seasons first

Seasons on each roster (1960–2026). A gap of a season or more starts a new spell.
PlayerPosChiefsGiants
Morten AndersenK2002–20032001
John CarneyK20072008
Frank WintersC1990–19911989
Mark CollinsDB1994–19961986–1993
Glenn ParkerOL1997–19992000–2001
Rakeem Nunez-RochesDL2015–20172023–2025
Rich BaldingerOL1983–19921982–1983
Sammy KnightSS2005–20062008
Dee HardisonDL19881981–1985
Greg MeisnerDL1989–19901991
Jim PietrzakOL19871974–1975, 1977–1979
Antonio HamiltonDB20202018–2019
Curley JohnsonRB19601969
Mike RemmersOL2020–20212019
Quintin DempsFS20132014
Alfred PupunuTE19971997–1998
Andy RiceDL1966–19671974
Francis PeayOL1973–19741966–1967
Ken AveryLB19751967–1968
Kenny HillDB19891984–1988
Lawrence TynesK2004–20062007–2012
Nicholas WilliamsDL2014–20162022
Odis McKinneyDB19851978–1979
Patrick OmamehOL20202018
Steve WeatherfordP20082011–2014
Al DixonTE1979–19821977–1979
Carlton GrayDB1999–20001998
Danny SheltonDL20222021
Dennis ShawQB19781976
Kawika MitchellMLB2003–20062007
Chris BoberC2004–20062000–2003
Geoff SchwartzT20132014–2015
Jerome SallyDL19881982–1986
John RossWR20222021
Keith CrawfordDB19981993
Michael CloudRB1999–20022004–2005
Peyton HillisRB20122013–2014
Reggie RaglandLB2017–20192021
Ricky Seals-JonesTE20202022
Bryan KehlOLB20122008–2010
David WhitmoreDB1993–19941990
Jackson BartonOL20192020
Kevin BossTE20122007–2010
Richie JamesWR20232022
Clyde PowersDB19781974–1977
Josh JacksonDB20212021
Joshua EzeuduOL20262022–2025
Nate Hobgood-ChittickDT2001–20021998
Rich ScanlonOLB2004–20062008
Ihmir Smith-MarsetteWR20222024
Jim McCannP19751973
Kadarius ToneyWR2022–20232021–2022
Lyle WestSS2002–20031999–2000
Nic JonesDB2023–20242025–2026
Tim WatsonDB1993–19951995
Ukeme EligweLB20172018
Benton WhitleyLB20222023–2024
Chris ThomeOL19931992
Deandre BakerDB2020–20212019
Nico JohnsonILB20132015
Swayze BozemanLB20242025
Wayne WaltonOL1973–19741971
Al SteinfeldOL19821983
Phil CancikLB19811980
Rashad BarksdaleCB20072008
John StradaTE19741974

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 York Giants?

66 in the nflverse roster files from 1960 to 2026, including Morten Andersen, John Carney, Frank Winters and Mark Collins. 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?

Curley Johnson: Kansas City Chiefs first, then the New York Giants from 1969.

Who has played for both recently?

Rakeem Nunez-Roches, Joshua Ezeudu, Nic Jones and Swayze Bozeman, 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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