New Orleans Saints and Seattle Seahawks players: who played for both

Who played for both the Saints and Seahawks?

72 players were on both the New Orleans Saints and the Seattle Seahawks rosters between 1960 and 2026, including John Kasay, Adam Schreiber, Jason Kyle and Olindo Mare. 29 of them were with the Saints first and 36 with the Seahawks first; 7 joined both in the same season.

Did you know?

  • Andy Dorris is the earliest on this list to complete the pair: Saints first, then the Seahawks from 1977.
  • Noah Fant is the most recent: Seahawks first, then the Saints from 2026.
  • Jay Bellamy spent the most seasons across the two: 7 with the Saints and 7 with the Seahawks.
  • 6 of them had two or more separate spells with one of the teams, such as Jimmy Graham.
  • Most common positions on this list: RB (8), DB (8), WR (7), OL (6).

How many can you name?

Name players who were on both the Saints and the Seahawks. The surname is enough. 0 / 72

All 72 players, most seasons first

Seasons on each roster (1960–2026). A gap of a season or more starts a new spell.
PlayerPosSaintsSeahawks
John KasayK20111991–1994
Adam SchreiberOL19851984
Jason KyleLS2009–20101995–1998
Olindo MareK20072008–2010
Adrian PetersonRB20172021
Jay BellamySS2001–20071994–2000
John JenkinsDL2013–20162016
Kevin WilliamsDT2015–20162014
Brandon MarshallWR20182018
Jimmy GrahamTE2010–2014, 20232015–2017
Darrin SmithMLB2000–20041998–1999
Darryl TappDE20162006–2009
Doug SutherlandDL19701981
Fred ThomasCB2000–20071996–1999
Mario EdwardsDL20192023
Tony McDanielDT20172013–2014, 2016
Jonathan BullardDL20252020
Kevin HouserLS2000–20082009
Heath EvansFB2009–20102001–2004
James CarpenterOL20212011, 2013–2014
Lamar SmithRB1998–1999, 20031994–1997
Max UngerC2015–20182009–2014
Nick VannettTE2021–20222016–2019
Norman HandDT2000–20022003
Rufus PorterLB1995–19961988–1994
Andy DorrisDL1973–19761977
Matt FlynnQB2015–20162012
Sean DawkinsWR19981999–2000
Steve PreeceDB19691977
C.J. SpillerRB2015–20162016
David HawthorneMLB2012–20152008–2011
Howard GreenNT2003–20042007–2008
John LeypoldtK19781976–1978
John OwensTE2006–20072009
Noah FantTE20262022–2024
Ray-Ray ArmstrongLB20192020
Tom JohnsonDT2011–20132018
Will HerringOLB2011–20132007–2010
Donald WillisG1995–19971995
Julius JonesRB20102008–2010
Matt McCoyOLB20072010–2011
Rueben MayesRB1986–1988, 1990–19911992–1993
Tony HargroveDE2009–20102011
Ugo AmadiDB2023–20252019–2021
Cedric WoodardDT20052000–2004
Johnathan AbramDB2023–20242022
Justin MarchLB20212017
Selwyn JonesDB19941995–1996
T.J. GreenDB20192018
Brandon BrownerCB20152011–2012, 2016
Brian MilneRB20001999
Daryl HobbsWR19971997
Mike KeimOL19911992–1995
Paul GreenTE19961992–1994
Rashid ShaheedWR2022–20252025–2026
Robert WilsonWR2000–20011997–1999
Tony JonesRB2020–20232022
Velus Jones Jr.WR20252025–2026
Chris CantyDB20001999–2000
DeShone MylesLB20011998–2000
Jake LutonQB2022–20232021
Stanley Jean-BaptisteDB20142016
William RobinsonT2011–20122010
Akeem DavisS20152015
John WilliamsRB19861985
Bill FiferOL19781979
Easop WinstonWR20212023
Rickie ShawOL19931993
Robert WilliamsDB19991999
Ronald PowellOLB20142016
Tavaris BarnesDL20152016
Tyrus ThompsonOL20162017

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 Seattle Seahawks?

72 in the nflverse roster files from 1960 to 2026, including John Kasay, Adam Schreiber, Jason Kyle and Olindo Mare. 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?

Andy Dorris: New Orleans Saints first, then the Seattle Seahawks from 1977.

Who has played for both recently?

Jonathan Bullard, Noah Fant, Ugo Amadi, Rashid Shaheed and Velus Jones Jr., 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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