Kansas City Chiefs and Tennessee Titans players: who played for both

Who played for both the Chiefs and Titans?

103 players were on both the Kansas City Chiefs and the Tennessee Titans rosters between 1960 and 2026, including Dave Krieg, Warren Moon, Jeff Gossett and Curley Culp. 58 of them were with the Chiefs first and 38 with the Titans first; 7 joined both in the same season.

Did you know?

  • Dick Frey is the earliest on this list to complete the pair: Chiefs first, then the Titans from 1961.
  • Tommy Townsend is the most recent: Chiefs first, then the Titans from 2026.
  • Curley Culp spent the most seasons across the two: 7 with the Chiefs and 7 with the Titans.
  • 10 of them had two or more separate spells with one of the teams, such as Pete Beathard.
  • Most common positions on this list: DL (15), DB (12), WR (12), RB (10).

How many can you name?

Name players who were on both the Chiefs and the Titans. The surname is enough. 0 / 103

All 103 players, most seasons first

Seasons on each roster (1960–2026). A gap of a season or more starts a new spell.
PlayerPosChiefsTitans
Dave KriegQB1992–19931997–1998
Warren MoonQB1999–20001984–1993
Jeff GossettSPEC1981–19821987
Curley CulpDL1968–19741974–1980
Matt CasselQB2009–20122016–2017
Ryan SuccopK2009–20132014–2019
Blaine GabbertQB20232018
Cairo SantosK2014–20172019
Cris DishmanDB19991988–1996
DeAndre HopkinsWR20242023–2024
Anthony FasanoTE2013–20142015–2016
Jason BabinDE20082010
Webster SlaughterWR19951992–1994
Billy CannonRB19701960–1963
Billy Joe TolliverQB19971994
Irv EatmanOL1986–19901995–1996
Mike StensrudDL19881979–1985
Pete BeathardQB1964–1967, 19731967–1969
Chris ConleyWR2015–20182022
Chris DresselTE19891983–1986
Erik WaldenOLB20082017
Jacky LeeQB1967–19691960–1963, 1966–1967
Jeff DonaldsonDB19901984–1989
Lonnie MartsLB1991–19931997–1998
Tanoh KpassagnonDL2017–20202026
Willie FrazierTE1971–19721964–1965, 1971, 1975
Andy RiceDL1966–19671967
Bernard PollardSS2006–20082013–2014
Bradley McDougaldDB20132021
John MatuszakDL1974–19751973
Josh GordonWR20212022
Kevin VickersonDT20142007–2009
Shaun SmithDT2010, 20122011
Terrance MitchellDB2016–20172022
Anthony FirkserTE20242018–2021
Ernie LaddDL1967–19681966–1967
Greg FavorsOLB19981999–2001
Jack SpikesRB1960–19641965
Jackie BattleRB2007–20112013–2014
Kendrick LewisFS2010–20132018
Matt DickersonDL20232018–2020
Pat HolmesDL19731966–1972
Rocky BoimanOLB20082002–2005
Sonny BishopOL19621964–1969
Todd McNairRB1989–1993, 19961994–1995
Walt ArnoldTE1984–19871982–1983
Will SvitekT2005–20072014
Willie DavisWR1991–19951996–1998
Bobby WadeWR20092005–2006
Dexter McClusterWR2010–20132014–2016
Kristian FultonDB2025–20262020–2023
L'Jarius SneedDB2020–2023, 20262024–2025
Mike EdwardsDB2023, 20252024
Robert HolmesRB1968–19711971–1972, 1975
Ropati PitoituaDE20122013–2016
Taylor StallworthDL20222023
Tommy TownsendP2020–20232026
Ugo AmadiDB20222022
Bennie LoganNT20172018
Bob KellyOL19671961–1964
Daniel MunyerOL20152020–2022
Donnie AveryWR2013–20142011
Greg HillDB1984–19881983
Justin MarchLB20162021
Larry MoriartyRB1986–19881983–1986
Matthew WrightK2022, 20242024–2025
Bo DickinsonRB1960–19611963
Elmo WrightWR1971–19741975
Joshua WilliamsDB2022–20252026
Mike HolstonWR19851981–1985
Phillip SupernawTE20142015–2017
Rich ScanlonOLB2004–20062007
Steve MatthewsQB1994–19961998
Victor JonesRB19941990–1991
Amon GordonDT20112010
Bishop SankeyRB20162014–2015
Bob HammDL19851983–1984
Carlos HallDE20052002–2004
Dave SmithWR19731972
David KingDT2015–20162017
Jimbo ElrodLB1976–19781979
Richard GordonTE2013–20142014
Ronnie CavenessLB19651966–1968
Sid SmithOL1970–19721974
Wayne FrazierOL1966–19671965
Bill ThomasRB19741973
Johnnie DirdenWR19791978
Johnny TownsendP20212021
Kent SullivanSPEC19921991, 1993
Mike ElkinsQB19891992
Tommie StowersTE19941994
Al SteinfeldOL19821983
Billy BellDB19911989
Dick FreyDL19601961
Ellis GardnerOL19831984
Jimmy StatenDL20162017
Joey IvieDL20192019
Keondre CoburnDL20232023–2024
Les StuddardOL19821983
Victor OchiLB20162017
Wayne WalkerP19671968
Bruce BergeyDL19711971
Calvin LoveallDB19881988

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).Titans seasons include the Houston Oilers (1960–96) and the Tennessee Oilers (1997–98).

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Questions

How many players have played for both the Kansas City Chiefs and the Tennessee Titans?

103 in the nflverse roster files from 1960 to 2026, including Dave Krieg, Warren Moon, Jeff Gossett and Curley Culp. 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?

Dick Frey: Kansas City Chiefs first, then the Tennessee Titans from 1961.

Who has played for both recently?

Tanoh Kpassagnon, Kristian Fulton, L'Jarius Sneed, Mike Edwards, Tommy Townsend and Matthew Wright and 1 more, 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). Titans seasons include the Houston Oilers (1960–96) and the Tennessee Oilers (1997–98).

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