Dennis McKnight explained

Dennis McKnight
Current Team:Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Position:Special teams coordinator
Birth Date:September 12, 1959
Birth Place:Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Height Ft:6
Height In:3
Weight Lb:273
High School:Susan E. Wagner
(Staten Island, New York)
College:Drake
Undraftedyear:1981
Pastteams:
Pastcoaching:
  • Southeast Missouri State (1981)
    Graduate assistant
  • Hawaii (1999–2000)
    Special teams coach
  • Grossmont (2001–2003)
    Special teams coordinator & offensive line coach
  • San Diego State (2005)
    Tight ends coach
  • Hawaii (2006–2007)
    Special teams & offensive line coach
  • SMU (2008)
    Offensive line coach
  • SMU (2009–2010)
    Special teams coach
  • Edmonton Eskimos
    Running backs coach
  • Lamar (2012–2013)
    Special teams & offensive line coach
  • Hamilton Tiger-Cats
    Special teams coordinator
  • Hamilton Tiger-Cats (–)
    Offensive line coach
  • Houston Roughnecks
    Offensive assistant & special teams coach
  • Washington State (2021)
    Offensive line coach
  • Seattle Sea Dragons
    Offensive line coach
  • Hamilton Tiger-Cats (–present)
    Special teams coordinator
Statlabel1:Games played
Statvalue1:141
Statlabel2:Games started
Statvalue2:100
Statlabel3:Fumble recoveries
Statvalue3:4
Pfr:McKnDe20

Dennis Neal McKnight (born September 12, 1959) is an American football coach and former guard who is the special teams coordinator for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played in the National Football League (NFL) for the San Diego Chargers, Detroit Lions, and Philadelphia Eagles. McKnight played college football at Drake University.

Coaching career

McKnight was the running back coach of the Edmonton Eskimos in 2011. On February 1, 2012 Lamar University hired McKnight to take over as the offensive line and special teams coach.[1]

McKnight was named offensive line coach for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on March 1, 2018. He originally joined the organization as special teams coordinator on February 9, 2017.[2]

On December 5, 2019, the Houston Roughnecks hired McKnight to take over as the offensive assistant and special teams coach.[3]

McKnight was officially hired by the Seattle Sea Dragons on September 13, 2022.[4]

McKnight was named the Hamilton Tiger-Cats special teams coordinator on July 3, 2024.[5]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lamar to announce three football coach hires monday . March 4, 2012.
  2. Web site: DENNIS McKNIGHT Offensive Line Coach . Hamilton Tiger Cats . 30 January 2019 . January 30, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190130161952/http://ticats.ca/coaches/dennis-mcknight/ . dead .
  3. Web site: Houston Roughnecks Add Dennis McKnight And Robert Lyles To Staff . December 5, 2019.
  4. Web site: XFL Finalizes Coaching and Football Operations Staffs for All Eight Teams . 2022-12-30 . www.xfl.com . en.
  5. Web site: 2024-07-03 . Tiger-Cats Name Dennis McKnight Special Teams Coordinator . 2024-07-03 . Hamilton Tiger-Cats . en.