New England Patriots and New York Giants players: who played for both

Who played for both the Patriots and Giants?

105 players were on both the New England Patriots and the New York Giants rosters between 1960 and 2026, including Jeff Feagles, Matt Bahr, Roman Phifer and Shayne Graham. 47 of them were with the Patriots first and 50 with the Giants first; 8 joined both in the same season.

Did you know?

  • Bill Kimber is the earliest on this list to complete the pair: Giants first, then the Patriots from 1961.
  • Greg Van Roten is the most recent: Giants first, then the Patriots from 2026.
  • Tom Neville spent the most seasons across the two: 12 with the Patriots and 1 with the Giants.
  • 7 of them had two or more separate spells with one of the teams, such as Tom Neville.
  • Most common positions on this list: OL (20), DB (12), LB (11), DL (10).

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All 105 players, most seasons first

Seasons on each roster (1960–2026). A gap of a season or more starts a new spell.
PlayerPosPatriotsGiants
Jeff FeaglesP1988–19892003–2009
Matt BahrSPEC1993–19951990–1992
Roman PhiferILB2001–20042005
Shayne GrahamK20102010
Matt CavanaughQB1978–19821990–1991
Terrell BuckleyCB2001–20022005
Tom NevilleOL1965–1974, 1976–19771979
Gary JeterDL19891977–1982
William RobertsOL1995–19961984, 1986–1994
David PattenWR2001–20041997–1999
Greg Van RotenOL20262024–2025
Reggie RuckerWR1971–19741971
Rich BaldingerOL19931982–1983
Steve DeOssieLB1994–19951989–1993
Bill BainOL19861978
Bob HylandOL19771971–1975
Cameron FlemingOL2014–20172020
Chris CallowayWR20001992–1998
Dick ShinerQB1973–19741970
Jabaal SheardDL2015–20162020
Logan RyanDB2013–20162020–2021
Marshall NewhouseT20192015–2016
Nate SolderOL2011–20172018–2021
Ray AgnewDL1990–19941995–1997
Brandon MeriweatherSS2007–20102015–2016
Dave MeggettRB1995–19971989–1994
Ed ReynoldsLB1983–19911992
Grey RuegamerC2000–20022006–2008
Jermaine EluemunorOL2019–20202024–2026
Larry McGrewLB1980, 1982–19891990
Martellus BennettTE2016–20172012
Nate EbnerDB2012–20192020–2021
Tom OwenQB1976–19811983
Vencie GlennDB19861995
Bill CurrierDB19801981–1985
Braxton BerriosWR20182026
Daniel FellsTE20122014–2016
Don HasselbeckTE1977–19831985
Jabrill PeppersDB2022–20242019–2021
Scott ChandlerTE2015–20162009
Bear PascoeTE20162009–2013
Bob KratchOL1994–19961989–1993
Chris BoardLB20232025
Danny SheltonDL2018–20192021
Derrick MartinCB20122011
Dion LewisRB2015–20172020
Eric TomlinsonTE20192019–2020
Gunner OlszewskiWR2019–20212023–2026
John WashingtonDL19931986–1992
Jonathan CasillasOLB20142015–2017
Lil'Jordan HumphreyWR20222025
Reyna ThompsonDB19931989–1992
Zeke MowattTE19901983–1984, 1986–1989, 1991
Akeem AyersOLB20142017
Bernard HolseyDT20021996–1999
Bob SchmidtOL19641960
Bobby AbramsLB1995–19961990–1992
Calvin MunsonLB2021–20232017
Corey BallentineDB20252019–2020
Jakob JohnsonRB2019–20212024
Keion CrossenDB20182021
Matt LaCosseTE2019–20212015–2017
Michael CloudRB2003, 20052004–2005
Myron GuytonDB1994–19951989–1993
Shane VereenRB2011–20142015–2017
Adrian WhiteDB19931987–1989, 1991
Armon WattsDL20242024
Danny AikenLS2011–20142015–2016
Ed WeisacoskyLB1971–19721967
George AdamsRB1990–19911985, 1987–1989
Ike ForteRB1976–19771981
Kato SerwangaCB1998–20002002–2003
Lance ScottOL20001997–1999
Oshane XiminesLB20242019–2023
Yodny CajusteOL2020–20222023–2024
Barry BrownLB1969–19701968
Damian JohnsonOL19901986–1989
Eric MooreDE20102005
Korey CunninghamOL2019–20202021–2022
Markus KuhnDT20162012–2015
Tony SimmonsWR1998–20002002
Wesly MallardOLB20052002–2004
Woodrow HamiltonDL20162021
Caleb MurphyLB20252025
Corey ColemanWR20182018–2019
Cory DurdenDL2025–20262024
Jon HalapioOL20162017–2019
Tom RehderOL1988–19891990
Tommy DeVitoQB2025–20262023–2024
Willie BanksOL19731970
Bryan HudsonOL20242025–2026
Darius MuasauLB20262024–2025
Eric SchubertSPEC19871985
Honor JacksonDB1972–19731973–1974
Khyri ThorntonDL20152017
Leon McQuayRB19751974
Michael MatthewsTE20092007–2008
Mitch PetrusG20122010–2012
Roger BrownDB19921990–1991
Terry FalconOL1978–19791980
Bill KimberDL19611960
Ed JenkinsRB19741974
Kole AyiOLB20012001
Millard HamiltonWR19911992
Titus AdamsDE20092006

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.Patriots seasons include the Boston Patriots (1960–70).

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Questions

How many players have played for both the New England Patriots and the New York Giants?

105 in the nflverse roster files from 1960 to 2026, including Jeff Feagles, Matt Bahr, Roman Phifer and Shayne Graham. 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?

Bill Kimber: New York Giants first, then the New England Patriots from 1961.

Who has played for both recently?

Greg Van Roten, Jermaine Eluemunor, Braxton Berrios, Chris Board, Gunner Olszewski and Lil'Jordan Humphrey and 6 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. Patriots seasons include the Boston Patriots (1960–70).

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