Kansas City Chiefs and Pittsburgh Steelers players: who played for both

Who played for both the Chiefs and Steelers?

57 players were on both the Kansas City Chiefs and the Pittsburgh Steelers rosters between 1960 and 2026, including Dustin Colquitt, Mike Webster, Kendall Gammon and Steve Bono. 20 of them were with the Chiefs first and 31 with the Steelers first; 6 joined both in the same season.

Did you know?

  • Fred Williamson is the earliest on this list to complete the pair: Steelers first, then the Chiefs from 1965.
  • Robert Tonyan is the most recent: Chiefs first, then the Steelers from 2026.
  • Mike Webster spent the most seasons across the two: 2 with the Chiefs and 15 with the Steelers.
  • 4 of them had two or more separate spells with one of the teams, such as Steven Nelson.
  • Most common positions on this list: TE (8), OL (7), DB (6), WR (6).

How many can you name?

Name players who were on both the Chiefs and the Steelers. The surname is enough. 0 / 57

All 57 players, most seasons first

Seasons on each roster (1960–2026). A gap of a season or more starts a new spell.
PlayerPosChiefsSteelers
Dustin ColquittP2005–20192020
Mike WebsterOL1989–19901974–1988
Kendall GammonTE2000–20061992–1995
Steve BonoQB1994–19961987–1988
Dan StryzinskiP2001–20021990–1991
Mike VrabelOLB2009–20101997–2000
DeWayne WashingtonCB20051998–2003
Jonathan HayesTE1985–19931994–1996
Melvin IngramLB20212021
Todd PetersonK2000–20012002
Tom KeatingDL1974–19751973
Ryan HarrisT20142016
Stefen WisniewskiOL2019–20202020
Steven NelsonDB2015–2018, 20242019–2020
JuJu Smith-SchusterWR2022, 2024–20252017–2021
Marquez Valdes-ScantlingWR2022–20232025
Robert TonyanTE20252026
Tracy SimienLB1991–19971989
Troy SadowskiTE19911997–1998
Cam ThomasDT20172014–2015
Fred WilliamsonDB1965–19671960
Keyaron FoxILB2004–20072008–2010
Le'Veon BellRB20202013–2017
Rocky BoimanOLB20082009
Anthony MillerWR20232021–2022
Jerrol WilliamsLB19941989–1992
Juan ThornhillDB2019–20222025
Kendrell BellILB2005–20072001–2004
Leonard PopeTE2009–20112012
Todd BlackledgeQB1983–19871988–1989
Bam MorrisRB1998–19991994–1995
Justin FieldsQB20262024
Keith CashTE1992–19961991
Leroy ThompsonRB19951991–1993
Matthew WrightK2022, 20242020, 2022
Rick DonnalleyOL1986–19871982–1983
Taco CharltonDL20202021
Tom RickettsOL19931989–1991
Danny IsidoraOL20202020
Dee BrownRB2005–20062003
Josh JacksonDB20212022
Larry GagnerOL19721966–1969
Ricardo ColcloughCB20082004–2007
Rick MoserRB19811978–1979, 1981–1982
Victor JonesRB19941993–1994
Barry PearsonWR1974–19761973
Dave SmithWR19731970–1972
Jeremy ParquetT20052007–2008
Richard GordonTE2013–20142013
Rob McGovernLB1989–19901991
Sammy WalkerDB19931991–1992
Brodric MartinDL20252025
Darius RushDB20232023–2024
Johnnie DirdenWR19791981
Mark KirchnerOL19831983
Jim WolfDL19761974
Tracy GreeneTE19941995

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 Pittsburgh Steelers?

57 in the nflverse roster files from 1960 to 2026, including Dustin Colquitt, Mike Webster, Kendall Gammon and Steve Bono. 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?

Fred Williamson: Pittsburgh Steelers first, then the Kansas City Chiefs from 1965.

Who has played for both recently?

JuJu Smith-Schuster, Marquez Valdes-Scantling, Robert Tonyan, Juan Thornhill, Justin Fields and Brodric Martin, 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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