Pittsburgh Steelers and Washington Commanders players: who played for both

Who played for both the Steelers and Commanders?

73 players were on both the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Washington Commanders rosters between 1960 and 2026, including Dan Turk, Myron Pottios, Roy Jefferson and Ryan Clark. 44 of them were with the Steelers first and 27 with the Commanders first; 2 joined both in the same season.

Did you know?

  • Dick Haley is the earliest on this list to complete the pair: Commanders first, then the Steelers from 1961.
  • Matthew Wright is the most recent: Steelers first, then the Commanders from 2025.
  • Roy Jefferson spent the most seasons across the two: 5 with the Steelers and 6 with the Commanders.
  • 10 of them had two or more separate spells with one of the teams, such as Myron Pottios.
  • Most common positions on this list: OL (12), LB (11), WR (8), DB (8).

How many can you name?

Name players who were on both the Steelers and the Commanders. The surname is enough. 0 / 73

All 73 players, most seasons first

Seasons on each roster (1960–2026). A gap of a season or more starts a new spell.
PlayerPosSteelersCommanders
Dan TurkOL1985–19861997–1999
Myron PottiosLB1961, 1963–19651971–1973
Roy JeffersonWR1965–19691971–1976
Ryan ClarkFS2006–20132004–2005, 2014
Chris JackeSPEC19971997
Dick ShinerQB1968–19691964–1966
Keith WillisDL1982–1987, 1989–19911993
Kent GrahamQB20002001
Preston SmithLB20242015–2018, 2025
Walter RasbyTE1994, 20042001–2002, 2004
Gene MingoRB1969–19701967
Jeremy McNicholsRB20222024–2026
Jon BosticLB20182019–2022
Nolan HarrisonDL1997–19992000
Shaun SuishamK2010–20142006–2009
Tim JohnsonDL1987–19891990–1995
Trai TurnerOL20212022
Tyronne StoweLB1987–19901994
Antwaan Randle ElWR2002–2005, 20102006–2009
Fran O'BrienOL1966–19681960–1966
Johnny SampleDB1961–19621963–1965
Kyle AllenQB20242020–2021
Tom BeasleyDL1978–19831984–1986
Tom MyslinskiOL1996–1997, 20001992
Ziggy HoodDE2009–20132016–2018
Brenden StaiG1995–19992002
Cole HolcombLB2023–20262019–2022
Coty SensabaughCB2017–20182019
Keyaron FoxILB2008–20102011
Marco BattagliaTE20022001
Preston CarpenterTE1960–19631964–1966
Rod BreedloveLB1965–19671960–1964
Trent ScottOL20222023–2025
Chris CarterOLB2011–20132017
George IzoQB19661961–1964
Jim ShorterDB19691964–1967
John RegerLB1960–19631964–1966
Mykal WalkerLB20232024
Steven SimsWR2021–20222019–2020
William JacksonDB20222021–2022
Alvoid MaysDB19951990–1994
Chris DoeringWR20032002
Clifton GeathersDE2014, 20162014
Crezdon ButlerCB20102012
Matthew WrightK2020, 20222025
Ray LemekOL1962–19651960–1961
Rick DonnalleyOL1982–19831984–1985
Shar PourdaneshOL1999–20001996–1998
Sid WilliamsLB19691967
Terence GarvinILB2013–20152016
Wendell SmallwoodRB20202019, 2021
Dick HaleyDB1961–19641960
Harold BishopTE1998–19991996
John BurrellWR1962–19641966–1967
John NisbyOL1960–19611962–1964
Mark StockWR19891992–1994
Mike KruczekQB1976–19791980
Mike TaylorOL1968–19691971
Ryan AndersonLB20222017–2020
Tom TracyRB1960–19631963–1964
Andre LottFS20062002–2004
Anthony WashingtonDB1981–19821983–1984
Damon MaysWR19951996
Greg DucreCB20172014
Jack DeloplaineRB1976–19791978
Bob WadeDB19681969
Darius RushDB2023–20242025
Dwayne HaskinsQB20212019–2020
Jon HendersonWR1968–19691970
Adrian RobinsonOLB20122013
Ed BeattyOL1960–19611961
Huey RichardsonLB19911992
Paul WigginsOL1997–19981998

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.Washington seasons are listed under today’s team name for every year.

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Questions

How many players have played for both the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Washington Commanders?

73 in the nflverse roster files from 1960 to 2026, including Dan Turk, Myron Pottios, Roy Jefferson and Ryan Clark. 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 Haley: Washington Commanders first, then the Pittsburgh Steelers from 1961.

Who has played for both recently?

Preston Smith, Jeremy McNichols, Cole Holcomb, Trent Scott, Matthew Wright and Darius Rush, 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. Washington seasons are listed under today’s team name for every year.

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