Dennis McKnight

Dennis Neal McKnight (born September 12, 1959) is an American football coach and former guard who is currently the offensive line coach for the Seattle Sea Dragons of the XFL. He played in the National Football League for the San Diego Chargers, Detroit Lions, and the Philadelphia Eagles. McKnight played college football at Drake University.

This article is about the professional American football player and coach. For the similarly named major league baseball executive and manager, see Denny McKnight.
Dennis McKnight
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McKnight in 2019
Seattle Sea Dragons
Position:Offensive line coach
Personal information
Born: (1959-09-12) September 12, 1959
Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:273 lb (124 kg)
Career information
High school:Susan E. Wagner
(Staten Island, New York)
College:Drake
Undrafted:1981
Career history
As a player:
As a coach:
Career NFL statistics
Games played:141
Games started:100
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

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]

References
  1. "Lamar to announce three football coach hires monday". March 4, 2012.
  2. "DENNIS McKNIGHT Offensive Line Coach". Hamilton Tiger Cats. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
  3. "Houston Roughnecks Add Dennis McKnight And Robert Lyles To Staff". December 5, 2019.
  4. "XFL Finalizes Coaching and Football Operations Staffs for All Eight Teams". www.xfl.com. Retrieved 2022-12-30.


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