{{Short description|American football player and coach (born 1959)}} {{about|the professional American football player and coach|the similarly named major league baseball executive and manager|Denny McKnight}} {{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}} {{Infobox NFL biography | name = Dennis McKnight | image = 2024, Coach Dennis McKnight.jpg | caption = McKnight with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in 2024 | current_team = | position = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1959|9|12|mf=y}} | birth_place = Dallas, Texas, U.S. | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 3 | weight_lb = 273 | high_school = Susan E. Wagner <br> (Staten Island, New York) | college = Drake | undraftedyear = 1981 | pastteams = * Cleveland Browns (1982)* * San Diego Chargers ({{NFL Year|1982}}–{{NFL Year|1989}}) * Detroit Lions ({{NFL Year|1990}}) * Philadelphia Eagles ({{NFL Year|1991}}) * Detroit Lions ({{NFL Year|1992}}) | pastcoaching = * Southeast Missouri State (1981) <br> Graduate assistant * Hawaii (1999–2000) <br> Special teams coach * Grossmont (2001–2003) <br> Special teams coordinator & offensive line coach * San Diego State (2005) <br> Tight ends coach * Hawaii (2006–2007) <br> Special teams & offensive line coach * SMU (2008) <br> Offensive line coach * SMU (2009–2010) <br> Special teams coach * Edmonton Eskimos ({{CFL Year|2011}}) <br> Running backs coach * Lamar (2012–2013) <br> Special teams & offensive line coach * Hamilton Tiger-Cats ({{CFL Year|2017}}) <br> Special teams coordinator * Hamilton Tiger-Cats ({{CFL Year|2018}}–{{CFL Year|2019}}) <br> Offensive line coach * Houston Roughnecks ({{XFL Year|2020}}) <br> Offensive assistant & special teams coach * Washington State (2021) <br> Offensive line coach * Seattle Sea Dragons ({{XFL Year|2023}}) <br> Offensive line coach * Hamilton Tiger-Cats ({{CFL Year|2024|2025}}) <br> 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.<ref>{{Cite web |url= http://blog.beaumontenterprise.com/inthecards/2012/03/04/lamar-to-announce-three-football-coach-hires-monday/ |title=Lamar to announce three football coach hires monday |date= March 4, 2012}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{cite web |title=DENNIS McKNIGHT Offensive Line Coach |url=http://ticats.ca/coaches/dennis-mcknight/ |website=Hamilton Tiger Cats |accessdate=30 January 2019 |archive-date=January 30, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190130161952/http://ticats.ca/coaches/dennis-mcknight/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
On December 5, 2019, the Houston Roughnecks hired McKnight to take over as the offensive assistant and special teams coach.<ref>{{Cite web |url= https://xflnewshub.com/xfl-teams/houston-roughnecks-dennis-mcknight-robert-lyles-staff/|title=Houston Roughnecks Add Dennis McKnight And Robert Lyles To Staff |date= December 5, 2019}}</ref>
McKnight was officially hired by the Seattle Sea Dragons on September 13, 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |title=XFL Finalizes Coaching and Football Operations Staffs for All Eight Teams |url=https://www.xfl.com/xfl-latest-news/xfl-finalizes-coaching-and-football-operations-staffs-for-all-eight-teams |access-date=2022-12-30 |website=www.xfl.com |language=en |archive-date=September 13, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220913141612/https://www.xfl.com/xfl-latest-news/xfl-finalizes-coaching-and-football-operations-staffs-for-all-eight-teams |url-status=dead }}</ref>
McKnight was named the Hamilton Tiger-Cats special teams coordinator on July 3, 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-07-03 |title=Tiger-Cats Name Dennis McKnight Special Teams Coordinator |url=https://www.ticats.ca/2024/07/03/tiger-cats-name-dennis-mcknight-special-teams-coordinator/ |access-date=2024-07-03 |website=Hamilton Tiger-Cats |language=en}}</ref> He remained in that capacity through the 2025 season, but left the team prior to the 2026 season.<ref name=HTC26>{{cite web|url=https://www.ticats.ca/2026/01/12/tiger-cats-announce-bob-dyce-as-special-teams-coordinator-assistant-head-coach/ |title=Tiger-Cats Announce Bob Dyce as Special Teams Coordinator & Assistant Head Coach |publisher=Hamilton Tiger-Cats |date=January 12, 2026}}</ref>
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==External links== * [http://www.lamarcardinals.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/mcknight_dennis00.html Lamar profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121225043035/http://www.lamarcardinals.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/mcknight_dennis00.html |date=2012-12-25 }}
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