Players who played for the Bears and the Saints
39 players · NFL since 2013
39 players have played for both the Bears and the Saints in the NFL since 2013. 18 played for the Bears first and 21 for the Saints first. The longest-serving played 115 games across both; the top scorer got 42 touchdowns; 3 scored for both; the first move came in 2014, the most recent in 2026.
Can you name all 39?
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- Bears 79 · Saints 36
- Bears 32 · Saints 47
- Bears 20 · Saints 51
- Bears 1 · Saints 66
- Bears 47 · Saints 15
- Bears 11 · Saints 45
- Bears 42 · Saints 13
- Bears 25 · Saints 27
- Bears 44 · Saints 7
- Bears 48 · Saints 2
- Bears 2 · Saints 46
- Bears 6 · Saints 41
- Bears 4 · Saints 43
- Bears 28 · Saints 15
- Bears 25 · Saints 17
- Bears 41 · Saints 1
- Bears 29 · Saints 9
- Bears 23 · Saints 11
- Bears 17 · Saints 16
- Bears 27 · Saints 5
- Bears 25 · Saints 6
- Bears 1 · Saints 30
- Bears 14 · Saints 15
- Bears 14 · Saints 13
- Bears 1 · Saints 26
- Bears 8 · Saints 18
- Bears 23 · Saints 2
- Bears 7 · Saints 17
- Bears 8 · Saints 14
- Bears 16 · Saints 6
- Bears 13 · Saints 9
- Bears 16 · Saints 4
- Bears 1 · Saints 18
- Bears 17 · Saints 1
- Bears 16 · Saints 1
- Bears 10 · Saints 4
- Bears 8 · Saints 1
- Bears 2 · Saints 6
- Bears 1 · Saints 7
Who stands out
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Akiem Hicks has the most games for the two combined: 79 for the Bears and 36 for the Saints. Jimmy Graham scored the most touchdowns across both (12 for the Bears, 30 for the Saints), and 3 players scored for both.
In our data, Brian De La Puente was the first to have played for both (his first game for the Bears came in 2014). The most recent player to play for both is Nephi Sewell, who first played for the Bears in 2026.
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| Player | Bears | Saints | First | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | TDs | Seasons | G | TDs | Seasons | ||
| Akiem Hicks | 79 | 1 | 2016–2021 | 36 | 0 | 2013–2015 | Saints |
| Jimmy Graham | 32 | 12 | 2020–2021 | 47 | 30 | 2013–2023 | Saints |
| John Jenkins | 20 | 0 | 2017–2020 | 51 | 0 | 2013–2016 | Saints |
| Marcus Davenport | 1 | 0 | 2026 | 66 | 0 | 2018–2022 | Saints |
| Jonathan Bullard | 47 | 0 | 2016–2018 | 15 | 0 | 2025 | Bears |
| C.J. Gardner-Johnson | 11 | 0 | 2025 | 45 | 0 | 2019–2021 | Saints |
| Jermon Bushrod | 42 | 0 | 2013–2015 | 13 | 0 | 2018 | Bears |
| D'Marco Jackson | 25 | 0 | 2025–2026 | 27 | 1 | 2023–2024 | Saints |
| J.P. Holtz | 44 | 0 | 2019–2021 | 7 | 0 | 2022–2023 | Bears |
| Jordan Howard | 48 | 25 | 2016–2018 | 2 | 0 | 2022 | Bears |
| A.J. Klein | 2 | 0 | 2022 | 46 | 1 | 2017–2019 | Saints |
| Ted Ginn | 6 | 0 | 2020 | 41 | 9 | 2017–2019 | Saints |
| Tanoh Kpassagnon | 4 | 0 | 2025 | 43 | 0 | 2021–2024 | Saints |
| Mario Edwards | 28 | 0 | 2020–2021 | 15 | 0 | 2019 | Saints |
| Michael Burton | 25 | 0 | 2017–2018 | 17 | 0 | 2020 | Bears |
| Scott Daly | 41 | 0 | 2024–2026 | 1 | 0 | 2026 | Bears |
| Jordan Mills | 29 | 0 | 2013–2014 | 9 | 0 | 2021 | Bears |
| Lucas Patrick | 23 | 0 | 2022–2023 | 11 | 0 | 2024 | Bears |
| Dante Pettis | 17 | 3 | 2022 | 16 | 1 | 2024–2025 | Bears |
| Velus Jones Jr. | 27 | 2 | 2022–2024 | 5 | 0 | 2025 | Bears |
| Cameron Meredith | 25 | 4 | 2015–2016 | 6 | 1 | 2018 | Bears |
| Nephi Sewell | 1 | 0 | 2026 | 30 | 0 | 2022–2025 | Saints |
| Patrick Omameh | 14 | 0 | 2015 | 15 | 0 | 2019 | Bears |
| Kevin White | 14 | 0 | 2016–2018 | 13 | 0 | 2021–2022 | Bears |
| Manti Te'o | 1 | 0 | 2020 | 26 | 0 | 2017–2019 | Saints |
| Brian De La Puente | 8 | 0 | 2014 | 18 | 0 | 2013 | Saints |
| Equanimeous St. Brown | 23 | 1 | 2022–2023 | 2 | 0 | 2024 | Bears |
| Kentavius Street | 7 | 0 | 2026 | 17 | 0 | 2022 | Saints |
| Andy Dalton | 8 | 0 | 2021 | 14 | 0 | 2022 | Bears |
| James Anderson | 16 | 0 | 2013 | 6 | 0 | 2015 | Bears |
| Michael Ola | 13 | 0 | 2014 | 9 | 0 | 2018–2019 | Bears |
| Al-Quadin Muhammad | 16 | 0 | 2022 | 4 | 0 | 2017 | Saints |
| Ty Summers | 1 | 0 | 2025 | 18 | 0 | 2022–2023 | Saints |
| Cody Parkey | 17 | 0 | 2018 | 1 | 0 | 2021 | Bears |
| Cornelius Lucas | 16 | 0 | 2019 | 1 | 0 | 2018 | Saints |
| Margus Hunt | 10 | 0 | 2021 | 4 | 0 | 2020 | Saints |
| Chase Daniel | 8 | 0 | 2018–2019 | 1 | 0 | 2017 | Saints |
| Trevor Siemian | 2 | 0 | 2022 | 6 | 1 | 2021 | Saints |
| Jalyn Holmes | 1 | 0 | 2022 | 7 | 0 | 2021 | Saints |
Head to head
In the NFL since 2013, the Bears and the Saints have met 8 times: the Bears won 1, the Saints 7.
- Bears' biggest win: Bears 26-14 Saints (2025)
- Saints' biggest win: Bears 15-31 Saints (2014)
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- How many players have played for both the Bears and the Saints?
- 39 in the NFL since 2013: Akiem Hicks, Jimmy Graham, John Jenkins, Marcus Davenport, Jonathan Bullard, C.J. Gardner-Johnson and 33 more.
- Has anyone scored for both the Bears and the Saints?
- Yes, 3: Jimmy Graham (12 and 30), Cameron Meredith (4 and 1) and Dante Pettis (3 and 1).
- Who is the most recent player to play for both the Bears and the Saints?
- Nephi Sewell. He played for the Saints (2022–2025), then the Bears from 2026.
- What period does this list cover?
- NFL games from 2013 to the present, updated as new games are played. Earlier games aren't in our data, so all-time lists can be longer.
Data: NFL since 2013; touchdowns are ones scored, not thrown. Earlier games aren't included, so all-time lists can be longer.