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

Who played for both the Chiefs and Jets?

102 players were on both the Kansas City Chiefs and the New York Jets rosters between 1960 and 2026, including Nick Lowery, Casey Wiegmann, Tony Richardson and Ronnie Lott. 48 of them were with the Chiefs first and 44 with the Jets first; 10 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 Jets from 1961.
  • Justin Fields is the most recent: Jets first, then the Chiefs from 2026.
  • Nick Lowery spent the most seasons across the two: 14 with the Chiefs and 3 with the Jets.
  • 5 of them had two or more separate spells with one of the teams, such as Casey Wiegmann.
  • Most common positions on this list: DB (14), OL (13), RB (10), LB (10).

How many can you name?

Name players who were on both the Chiefs and the Jets. The surname is enough. 0 / 102

All 102 players, most seasons first

Seasons on each roster (1960–2026). A gap of a season or more starts a new spell.
PlayerPosChiefsJets
Nick LowerySPEC1980–19931994–1996
Casey WiegmannC2001–2007, 2010–20111996–1997
Tony RichardsonFB1995–20052008–2010
Ronnie LottDB19951993–1994
Ty LawCB2006–20072005, 2008
Dan StryzinskiP2001–20022003
Dave SzottG1990–20002002–2003
James HastyDB1995–20001988–1994
Reggie McElroyOL19931983–1989
Chester McGlocktonDT1998–20002003
Jason BabinDE20082014
Jeff CriswellOL1995–19981988–1994
Mike PennelDL2019–2020, 2023–20252017–2018
Thomas JonesRB2010–20112007–2009
Webster SlaughterWR19951996
Anthony BechtTE20112000–2004
Billy ShieldsOL19851985
Darrelle RevisCB20172007–2012, 2015–2016
Glenn CadrezOLB2001–20021992–1995
Irv EatmanOL1986–19901991–1992
Chris DresselTE19891989–1991
Curley JohnsonRB19601961–1968
Jon McGrawFS2007–20112002–2004
Louie AguiarSPEC1994–19981991–1993
Mike DeVitoDE2013–20162007–2012
Mike RemmersOL2020–20212022
Paul RochesterDL1960–19631963–1969
Reggie TongueSS1996–19992004
Wade SmithG2008–20092006–2007
Bobby HoustonLB19971991–1996
Bradley McDougaldDB20132020
Charles JacksonLB1978–19841985–1986
Kelechi OsemeleOL20202019
Kevin Pierre-LouisLB20172018
Laurent Duvernay-TardifOL2014–20212021–2022
Steve WeatherfordP20082009–2010
Troy SadowskiTE19911992–1993
Abner HaynesRB1960–19641967
Anthony FirkserTE20242024
Brian WashingtonDB1995–19961990–1994
C.J. SpillerRB20172016
Josh BellamyWR20122019
Le'Veon BellRB20202019–2020
Mike HudockOL19671960–1965
Morris ClaiborneDB20192017–2018
Steve MartinDT20002001
Tony StargellDB19961990–1991
Abram ElamSS20122007–2008
Brady QuinnQB20122013
Clark GainesRB1981–19821976–1980
Daniel BrownTE20212019–2021
James ReedNT2006–20072001–2005
Jarvis JenkinsDE2016–20182016
Josh MartinLB2013–20142015–2018
Kevin LockettWR1997–20002003
Khalen SaundersDL2019–20222025
Mecole HardmanWR2019–20242023
Ropati PitoituaDE20122009, 2011
Todd ScottDB19971995
Derrick BlaylockRB2001–20042005–2006
Erik McMillanDB19931988–1992
Jeff FaulknerDL19871996
Josh MaugaILB2014–20162010–2012
Justin FieldsQB20262025
Kevin PorterDB1988–19921992–1993
Mike AdamleRB1971–19721973–1974
Ross TravisTE2016–20172019–2020
Sean RyanTE20092006–2007
Tom BarndtDL1996–19992001
Adrian JonesT2007–20082004–2007
Darron LeeLB20192016–2018
Greg SenatOL20192021–2022
Kyle WilliamsWR20132016
Oliver CelestinSS20082004–2005
Ronnie DixonDL19981997
Al PalewiczLB1973–19751977
Brian ParkerTE20152016
Darnell AlfordG2000–20022002
Joe McKnightRB20142010–2012
La'Mical PerineRB20232020–2021
Rick HamiltonLB1994–19951996
Sid FournetDL1960–19611962–1963
Tim CofieldLB1986–19881989
Cam JonesLB2023–20242025
Daniel PopeSPEC19992001
Donald HawkinsOL20172016
Matt AmmendolaK20222021
Mike CatapanoDE20132015–2016
Solomon BrannanDB1965–19661967
Spencer ShraderK20242024
T.J. BarnesDT20162014–2015
Don FlynnDB1960–19611961
James MurrayOL20182020
Jason BrownleeWR20252023
Johnny BookmanDB19601961
Paul HynesDB19611961–1962
Roger BernhardtOL19751974
Skip LaneDB19841984
Tim WardDL20202021
Victor OchiLB20162016
Esa PoleOL20252025
Hayworth HicksG20122012

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).Jets seasons include the New York Titans (1960–62).

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Questions

How many players have played for both the Kansas City Chiefs and the New York Jets?

102 in the nflverse roster files from 1960 to 2026, including Nick Lowery, Casey Wiegmann, Tony Richardson and Ronnie Lott. 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 Jets from 1961.

Who has played for both recently?

Mike Pennel, Khalen Saunders, Justin Fields, Cam Jones, Jason Brownlee and Esa Pole, 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). Jets seasons include the New York Titans (1960–62).

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