Ty Knott

Ty Knott
Personal information
Born:	December 9, 1965(age 58); Los Angeles, California
Career information
College:	Oregon Tech
Career history
As a coach:
	Oregon Tech(1988–1989); Defensive backs coach; Whittier College(1994–1995); Indiana University(1997–1999); Mt. San Antonio(2000); Greenville College(2001); Jacksonville Jaguars(2002); Offensive assistant; New Orleans Saints(2003–2005); Defensive quality control coach; Green Bay Packers(2006–2008); Offensive quality control coach; Texas Southern(2011); Special teams coordinator; Minnesota–Crookston(2012); Defensive coordinator; Memphis Express(2019); Special teams coordinator/running backs coach; Los Angeles Wildcats(2020); Assistant head coach/Tight ends; Saint Mary of the Woods College(2021); Head Coach-Sprint Football; Bentley University(2022); Offensive Coordinator/Quarterback Coach; Seattle Sea Dragons(2023); Wide receivers coach/Special teams coordinator;
As an executive:
	San Francisco 49ers(2009–2010); Director of Player Development;

Ty Knott(born December 9, 1965) is anAmerican footballwho recently served as the wide receivers coach and special teams coordinator for theSeattle Sea Dragonsof theXFL.

Early life

Knott was born on December 9, 1965, inLos Angeles, California.^[1]He attended theOregon Institute of Technologywhere he played as adefensive back.

Career

Knott worked as an assistant atWhittier College,Indiana University,Mt. San Antonio College,andGreenville College,University of Minnesota Crookston,Texas Southern Universityand,Saint Mary of the Woods College.

In theNational Football League,Knott was an offensive assistant for theJacksonville Jaguarsin 2002.^[2]A year later, he became the defensive quality control coach for theNew Orleans Saints,a position he served from 2003 to 2005.^[3]^[4]He was hired as the offensive quality control coach of theGreen Bay Packersin 2006,^[5]but was fired after the 2008 season.^[6]In 2009 and 2010, he was the Director of Player Development for theSan Francisco 49ers,where he worked with head coachMike Singletary.^[7]^[8]^[9]

In 2018, Knott reunited with Singletary on theMemphis Expressof theAlliance of American Football,where Knott served as running backs coach and special teams coordinator.^[10]The following year, he became assistant head coach andtight ends coachfor theLos Angeles Wildcatsof theXFL.^[11]

In November 2021 Knott was announced as the inaugural HeadSprint Footballcoach atSaint Mary of the Woods College,as of April 2022 Knott is no longer at the university, having never coached a game for the school.

Starting in 2022 Knott served as the offensive coordinator and quarterback coach for theBentley Falcons footballteam, anNCAA Division IIprogram.^[12]

Knott was officially hired by theSeattle Sea Dragonson September 13, 2022.^[13]On January 1, 2024, it was announced the Sea Dragons would not be a part of the UFL Merger.^[14]

References

^"Ty Knott".Arhe.Archived fromthe originalon July 7, 2011.RetrievedOctober 13,2018.
^Walterskirchen, Chris (July 28, 2002)."Trivia".Missoulian.RetrievedOctober 13,2018– viaNewspapers.com.First-year Jacksonville offensive assistant Ty Knott could work withBud Selig.
^"New Orleans Saints Roster History: What's In A Name?".SB Nation.May 18, 2013.RetrievedOctober 13,2018.From 2003-2005, the Saints had one Ty Knott on the coaching payroll (and as long as he was with his brother, Fred, I bet he NEVER had trouble getting served in a bar)[.]
^"Packers".Wisconsin State Journal.January 18, 2006.RetrievedOctober 13,2018– viaNewspapers.com.
^"Ty Knott latest news and rumors".KFFL.Archived fromthe originalon December 4, 2014.RetrievedOctober 13,2018.
^Huber, Bill (January 7, 2009)."Another coach fired by McCarthy".247Sports.com.RetrievedOctober 13,2018.
^Brown, Daniel (June 11, 2010)."49ers notebook: Singletary says no to fights at practice".The Mercury News.RetrievedOctober 13,2018.
^"Ty Knott - 2011-12 Football Coaching Staff - Texas Southern University".Texas Southern Tigers.RetrievedOctober 13,2018.
^Vito, Chris (July 16, 2012)."Ty Knott Named New Defensive Coordinator at University of Minnesota, Crookston".Minnesota–Crookston Golden Eagles.RetrievedOctober 13,2018.
^Ceide, Mike (October 9, 2018)."Express announce coaching hires for inaugural season".WREG-TV.RetrievedOctober 13,2018.
^Los Angeles Wildcats [@XFLWildcats](October 14, 2019)."It's official! We'd like to introduce our coaching staff 💪 They'll be leading the charge tomorrow during the #XFLDraft!"(Tweet).RetrievedOctober 15,2019– viaTwitter.
^"official roster".Bentley University.
^"XFL Finalizes Coaching and Football Operations Staffs for All Eight Teams".www.xfl.com.RetrievedDecember 30,2022.
^Alexander, Mookie (December 31, 2023)."Report: RIP, Seattle Sea Dragons?!".Field Gulls.RetrievedJanuary 1,2024.

[1] "Ty Knott".Arhe.Archived fromthe originalon July 7, 2011.RetrievedOctober 13,2018.

[2] Walterskirchen, Chris (July 28, 2002)."Trivia".Missoulian.RetrievedOctober 13,2018– viaNewspapers.com.First-year Jacksonville offensive assistant Ty Knott could work withBud Selig.

[3] "New Orleans Saints Roster History: What's In A Name?".SB Nation.May 18, 2013.RetrievedOctober 13,2018.From 2003-2005, the Saints had one Ty Knott on the coaching payroll (and as long as he was with his brother, Fred, I bet he NEVER had trouble getting served in a bar)[.]

[4] "Packers".Wisconsin State Journal.January 18, 2006.RetrievedOctober 13,2018– viaNewspapers.com.

[5] "Ty Knott latest news and rumors".KFFL.Archived fromthe originalon December 4, 2014.RetrievedOctober 13,2018.

[6] Huber, Bill (January 7, 2009)."Another coach fired by McCarthy".247Sports.com.RetrievedOctober 13,2018.

[7] Brown, Daniel (June 11, 2010)."49ers notebook: Singletary says no to fights at practice".The Mercury News.RetrievedOctober 13,2018.

[8] "Ty Knott - 2011-12 Football Coaching Staff - Texas Southern University".Texas Southern Tigers.RetrievedOctober 13,2018.

[9] Vito, Chris (July 16, 2012)."Ty Knott Named New Defensive Coordinator at University of Minnesota, Crookston".Minnesota–Crookston Golden Eagles.RetrievedOctober 13,2018.

[10] Ceide, Mike (October 9, 2018)."Express announce coaching hires for inaugural season".WREG-TV.RetrievedOctober 13,2018.

[11] Los Angeles Wildcats [@XFLWildcats](October 14, 2019)."It's official! We'd like to introduce our coaching staff 💪 They'll be leading the charge tomorrow during the #XFLDraft!"(Tweet).RetrievedOctober 15,2019– viaTwitter.

[12] "official roster".Bentley University.

[13] "XFL Finalizes Coaching and Football Operations Staffs for All Eight Teams".www.xfl.com.RetrievedDecember 30,2022.

[14] Alexander, Mookie (December 31, 2023)."Report: RIP, Seattle Sea Dragons?!".Field Gulls.RetrievedJanuary 1,2024.

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