Players who played for the Detroit Lions and Miami Dolphins
53 players
53 players have played for both the Detroit Lions and the Miami Dolphins. Andre Fluellen spent the most seasons with the two: 8 with the Detroit Lions and 1 with the Miami Dolphins. On a roster now: Da'Shawn Hand, Ifeatu Melifonwu, Riley Patterson, Kyle Van Noy, and DeShon Elliott. Rosters are on file in full from 1993; before that only some of the stars are.
| Player | Pos | DET | MIA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andre Fluellen | DT | 2008–2015 · 8 seasons | 2012 · 1 season |
| J.B. Brown | DB | 1999–2000 · 2 seasons | 1990–1996 · 7 seasons |
| Jim Arnold | P | 1986–1993 · 8 seasons | 1994 · 1 season |
| Ndamukong Suh | DT | 2010–2014 · 5 seasons | 2015–2017 · 3 seasons |
| Andre' Goodman | CB | 2002–2005 · 4 seasons | 2006–2008 · 3 seasons |
| Brock Marion | FS | 2004 · 1 season | 1998–2003 · 6 seasons |
| Greg Jeffries | CB | 1994–1998 · 5 seasons | 1999–2000 · 2 seasons |
| Scott Mitchell | QB | 1994–1998 · 5 seasons | 1992–1993 · 2 seasons |
| Brett Perriman | WR | 1991–1996 · 6 seasons | 1997 · 1 season |
| Da'Shawn Hand | DT | 2018–2021 · 4 seasons | 2023–2024 · 2 seasons |
| Louis Delmas | S | 2009–2013 · 5 seasons | 2014 · 1 season |
| Jimmy Wyrick | DB | 2000–2003 · 4 seasons | 2003–2004 · 2 seasons |
| Ifeatu Melifonwu | S | 2021–2024 · 4 seasons | 2025 · 1 season |
| Will Heller | TE | 2009–2012 · 4 seasons | 2005 · 1 season |
| Joey Harrington | QB | 2002–2005 · 4 seasons | 2006 · 1 season |
| Bracy Walker | SS | 2002–2005 · 4 seasons | 1997 · 1 season |
| Brian Walker | FS | 2002–2003 · 2 seasons | 1998–2001 · 3 seasons |
| Robert Bailey | DB | 1997–2001 · 4 seasons | 1996 · 1 season |
| John Kidd | P | 1998 · 1 season | 1994–1997 · 4 seasons |
| Riley Patterson | PK | 2021–2023 · 2 seasons | 2025–2026 · 2 seasons |
| Kyle Van Noy | LB | 2014–2016 · 3 seasons | 2020 · 1 season |
| Jason Jones | DE | 2013–2015 · 3 seasons | 2016 · 1 season |
| Reggie Bush | RB | 2013–2014 · 2 seasons | 2011–2012 · 2 seasons |
| Ikaika Alama-Francis | DE | 2007–2008 · 2 seasons | 2010–2011 · 2 seasons |
| Dan Wilkinson | DT | 2003–2005 · 3 seasons | 2006 · 1 season |
| Jamar Fletcher | CB | 2006 · 1 season | 2001–2003 · 3 seasons |
| Mark Royals | P | 1995–1996 · 2 seasons | 2002–2003 · 2 seasons |
| Bruce Alexander | DB | 1989–1991 · 2 seasons | 1992–1993 · 2 seasons |
| Justin Coleman | CB | 2019–2020 · 2 seasons | 2021 · 1 season |
| Danny Amendola | WR | 2019–2020 · 2 seasons | 2018 · 1 season |
| Kelvin Sheppard | LB | 2018 · 1 season | 2014–2015 · 2 seasons |
| Isa Abdul-Quddus | S | 2014–2015 · 2 seasons | 2016 · 1 season |
| C.J. Mosley | DT | 2013–2014 · 2 seasons | 2015 · 1 season |
| Bobby Carpenter | LB | 2010–2011 · 2 seasons | 2010 · 1 season |
| Daunte Culpepper | QB | 2008–2009 · 2 seasons | 2006 · 1 season |
| Darian Barnes | RB | 2008 · 1 season | 2005–2006 · 2 seasons |
| Scott McGarrahan | DB | 2005 · 1 season | 2001–2002 · 2 seasons |
| Corey Harris | SS | 2002–2003 · 2 seasons | 1997 · 1 season |
| Autry Denson | RB | 2002 · 1 season | 1999–2000 · 2 seasons |
| Jerris McPhail | RB | 1998 · 1 season | 1996–1997 · 2 seasons |
| Jeff Hunter | DE | 1990–1991 · 2 seasons | 1993 · 1 season |
| DeShon Elliott | S | 2022 · 1 season | 2023 · 1 season |
| Johnson Bademosi | CB | 2016 · 1 season | 2019 · 1 season |
| Akeem Spence | DT | 2017 · 1 season | 2018 · 1 season |
| Sylvester Williams | DT | 2018 · 1 season | 2018 · 1 season |
| Lamar Gordon | RB | 2006 · 1 season | 2004 · 1 season |
| Tyoka Jackson | DE | 2006 · 1 season | 1994 · 1 season |
| Gus Frerotte | QB | 1999 · 1 season | 2005 · 1 season |
| Bert Emanuel | WR | 2001 · 1 season | 2000 · 1 season |
| Henry Taylor | DT | 1998 · 1 season | 2001 · 1 season |
| Iheanyi Uwaezuoke | WR | 1999 · 1 season | 1998 · 1 season |
| Mike Chalenski | DE | 1998 · 1 season | 1997 · 1 season |
| Tim McKyer | DB | 1993 · 1 season | 1990 · 1 season |
Regular season, under every name each club has played as. A season split by a trade counts for both clubs where the game logs reach it (NBA from 1993-94, NFL 1994, NHL 1996, MLB 2001). Longest stay with the two first.