New Orleans Saints and New York Giants players: who played for both

Who played for both the Saints and Giants?

88 players were on both the New Orleans Saints and the New York Giants rosters between 1960 and 2026, including Morten Andersen, John Carney, Kerry Collins and Adam Schreiber. 38 of them were with the Saints first and 46 with the Giants first; 4 joined both in the same season.

Did you know?

  • Ernie Wheelwright is the earliest on this list to complete the pair: Giants first, then the Saints from 1967.
  • Jake Haener is the most recent: Saints first, then the Giants from 2026.
  • Morten Andersen spent the most seasons across the two: 13 with the Saints and 1 with the Giants.
  • 5 of them had two or more separate spells with one of the teams, such as Danny Clark.
  • Most common positions on this list: DB (14), DL (10), OL (8), WR (8).

How many can you name?

Name players who were on both the Saints and the Giants. The surname is enough. 0 / 88

All 88 players, most seasons first

Seasons on each roster (1960–2026). A gap of a season or more starts a new spell.
PlayerPosSaintsGiants
Morten AndersenK1982–19942001
John CarneyK2001–20062008
Kerry CollinsQB19981999–2003
Adam SchreiberOL19851994–1996
Jason Pierre-PaulDL20232010–2017
Shayne GrahamK2013–20142010
John HillOL1975–19841972–1974
John JenkinsDL2013–20162018
Brandon MarshallWR20182017
Renaldo WynnDE20072008
David PattenWR2007–20081997–1999
Greg JacksonDB19961989–1993
Jameis WinstonQB2020–20232025–2026
Mario EdwardsDL20192018
Sammy KnightSS1997–20022008
Shaun RogersDT20112013
Tony GalbreathRB1976–19801984–1987
Chris ManhertzTE20162024–2026
Danny ClarkOLB2006, 20102008–2009
Janoris JenkinsDB2019–20202016–2019
Jim PietrzakOL1979–19841974–1975, 1977–1979
John GrecoG20172017–2018
Omar StoutmireSS20062000–2004
Tom BlanchardP1974–19781971–1973
Clarence JonesOL1996–19981991–1993
Eli AppleDB2018–20192016–2018
Jeremy ShockeyTE2008–20102002–2007
Kendrick ClancyNT2007–20092005
Nick VannettTE2021–20222022
Norman HandDT2000–20022004
Pat HughesLB1977–19791970–1976
Vencie GlennDB19911995
Cary BlanchardSPEC19921999
Don HerrmannWR1975–19771969–1974
Isaac YiadomDB2022–2023, 20252020
Patrick OmamehOL20192018
Robert MasseyDB1989–19901997
Steve WeatherfordP2006–20082011–2014
Tutan ReyesG2000–20022009
Casey MerrillDL19861983–1985
Dante PettisWR2024–20252020–2021
Darnell DinkinsTE20092002–2003
Jaylon SmithLB20232021–2022
Jonathan CasillasOLB2009, 2011–20122015–2017
Kawika MitchellMLB20102007
Lil'Jordan HumphreyWR2019–20212025
Ray-Ray ArmstrongLB20192017–2018
B.W. WebbDB20162018
Chad MortonRB20002005–2006
Chuck CristDB1975–19771972–1974
Ernie WheelwrightRB1967–19701964–1965
Lawrence DawseyWR19991996
Nate StuparLB2016–20172018–2019
Skip ButlerK19711971
Terrell BurgessDB20252022
Ty SummersLB2022–20232024
Aldrick RosasK20212017–2019
Bennie FowlerWR20202018–2019
Dan GoichDL19711972–1973
Gary WoodQB19671964–1966, 1968–1969
Lou CordileoneDL1967–19681960
Paulson AdeboDB2021–20242025–2026
Pete AthasDB19761971–1974
Alvin MaxsonRB1974–19761978
Eric MooreDE20062005
Grant HaleyDB20202018–2019
Jack HeflinDL20232022
Javorius AllenRB20192019
Jay BromleyDL20182014–2017
Ryan ConnellyLB20232019
Shane LemieuxOL20242020–2023
Woodrow HamiltonDL20172021
Curtis DeloatchCB20062004–2005
Jake HaenerQB2023–20252026
Jim GarciaDL19671966
Kenderick AllenDT20032004–2005
Nick BectonT20142017
Ryan SeymourT20152016
Trevin WadeCB20132015–2016
Brandon DixonCB20162017
Eric FeltonDB1978–19791980
Leon McQuayRB19761974
Rico PaytonDB20242025–2026
Terrence FrederickCB2013–20142012
Wyatt DavisOL20222022–2023
Derrick KellyOL20202021
Malcolm ScottTE19871983
Mike MillerWR19851983

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.

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Questions

How many players have played for both the New Orleans Saints and the New York Giants?

88 in the nflverse roster files from 1960 to 2026, including Morten Andersen, John Carney, Kerry Collins and Adam Schreiber. 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?

Ernie Wheelwright: New York Giants first, then the New Orleans Saints from 1967.

Who has played for both recently?

Jameis Winston, Chris Manhertz, Isaac Yiadom, Dante Pettis, Lil'Jordan Humphrey and Terrell Burgess and 3 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. Neither of these teams has moved since 1960.

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