New Orleans Saints and Tampa Bay Buccaneers players: who played for both

Who played for both the Saints and Buccaneers?

76 players were on both the New Orleans Saints and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers rosters between 1960 and 2026, including John Carney, Fred McAfee, Lorenzo Neal and Jason Pierre-Paul. 38 of them were with the Saints first and 37 with the Buccaneers first; 1 joined both in the same season.

Did you know?

  • Mike Lemon is the earliest on this list to complete the pair: Saints first, then the Buccaneers from 1976.
  • Alex Anzalone is the most recent: Saints first, then the Buccaneers from 2026.
  • Fred McAfee spent the most seasons across the two: 10 with the Saints and 1 with the Buccaneers.
  • 6 of them had two or more separate spells with one of the teams, such as Fred McAfee.
  • Most common positions on this list: DL (8), RB (6), OL (6), DB (6).

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All 76 players, most seasons first

Seasons on each roster (1960–2026). A gap of a season or more starts a new spell.
PlayerPosSaintsBuccaneers
John CarneyK2001–20061988–1989
Fred McAfeeRB1991–1993, 2000–20061999
Lorenzo NealFB1993–19961998
Jason Pierre-PaulDL20232018–2021, 2025
Mark RoyalsP1997–19981990–1991, 1999–2001
Garo YepremianK19791980–1981
Tommy BarnhardtSPEC1987, 1989–1994, 19991996–1998
Luke McCownQB2013–20162005–2008
Darryl TappDE20162017
Jameis WinstonQB2020–20232015–2019
Teddy BridgewaterQB2018–20192025
Tony McDanielDT20172015
Akiem HicksDL2012–20152022
Don DavisILB1996–19981998–2000
Jerry WilsonFS2001–20021995
Steve WalshQB1990–19931997–1998
Tom BlanchardP1974–19781979–1981
Aaron SteckerRB2004–20082000–2003
Alex AnzaloneLB2017–20202026
Doug BrienK1995–20002001
John GilmoreTE20112008–2010
Rufus PorterLB1995–19961997
Al-Quadin MuhammadDL20172026
Jeff FaineC2006–20072008–2011
Kwon AlexanderLB2020–20212016–2018
Martin GramaticaK2007–20081999–2004
Patrick OmamehOL20192013–2014
Robert GoffDL1990–19951988–1989
Ryan GriffinQB2013–20142015–2021
Stanford JenningsRB19911992
Tutan ReyesG2000–20022002
Alvin HarperWR19971995–1996
Andre HastingsWR1997–19992000
Barrett RuudMLB20122005–2010
D.J. SwearingerDB2019–20202015
Dwight SmithFS20052001–2004
J.T. GrayDB2018–20242025
Jimmy WilkersonDE20102008–2009
Jonathan CasillasOLB2009, 2011–20122013–2014
Josh RobinsonCB20182016–2017
Matt LehrG20082007
Milton MackDB1987–19911992–1993
George JohnsonDE20172010–2012, 2015–2016
Josh MartinLB20192015
Lawrence DawseyWR19991991–1995
Matt McCoyOLB20072008–2009
Scott AdamsOL19941996
Sterling MooreCB2016–20172015
Tyrone LegetteDB1992–19951996–1997
Caleb BenenochOL20212016–2019
Carl NicksG2008–20112012–2013
Elbert MackCB20122008–2011
John HughesDE20172016
Justin EvansDB20222017–2020
Noah SpenceDL2019–20202016–2018
Alvin MaxsonRB1974–19761978
Cliff AustinRB19831987
Erik LorigFB20142010–2013
Jeff WinansDL19761977–1978
Joe CampbellDL1977–19801981
Marquez CallawayWR2020–20232024
Jesse AndersonTE19931990–1992
John FarquharTE1997–19991996
Kurt SchumacherOL1975–19771978
Nate LawrieTE20052004–2005
Ron WarnerDE19982002–2003
Austin JohnsonFB2014–20162016
Brandon DixonCB20162014
De'Vante HarrisDB2016–20172018
Ken KaplanOL19871984–1985
Marcus McCauleyCB20092009
Mike LemonLB19751976–1977
Rod McNeillRB1974–19761976
Trey PalmerWR20252023–2024
Chuck PitcockOL19851987
Toddrick McIntoshDL19951994–1995

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 Tampa Bay Buccaneers?

76 in the nflverse roster files from 1960 to 2026, including John Carney, Fred McAfee, Lorenzo Neal and Jason Pierre-Paul. 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?

Mike Lemon: New Orleans Saints first, then the Tampa Bay Buccaneers from 1976.

Who has played for both recently?

Jason Pierre-Paul, Teddy Bridgewater, Alex Anzalone, Al-Quadin Muhammad, J.T. Gray and Trey Palmer, 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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