Kyle Knox
{{Short description|American gridiron football player (born 1989)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Kyle Knox
| image =
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| caption =
| current_team =
| position = Linebacker
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1989|1|31}}
| birth_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 1
| weight_lbs = 220
| high_school = St. Bernard
(Los Angeles, California)
| college = Fresno State
| undraftedyear = 2012
| pastteams =
- Seattle Seahawks ({{NFL Year|2012}})*
- Sacramento Mountain Lions ({{UFL Year|2012}})
- Seattle Seahawks ({{NFL Year|2012|2013}})*
- Jacksonville Jaguars ({{NFL Year|2013}})
- New Orleans Saints ({{NFL Year|2013|2014}})
- Dallas Cowboys ({{NFL Year|2015}})*
- Winnipeg Blue Bombers ({{CFL Year|2016}}–{{CFL Year|2017}})
- Montreal Alouettes ({{CFL Year|2018}})
| status =
| cflstatus = International
| statlabel1 = Total tackles
| statvalue1 = 4
|pfr=KnoxKy00
| cfl = kyle-knox/159397/
}}
Kyle Knox (born March 10, 1989) is an American former professional football linebacker who played in the National Football League (NFL), Canadian Football League (CFL), and United Football League (UFL). He was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Seattle Seahawks in 2012. He played college football at Fresno State.
Professional career
=Seattle Seahawks (first stint)=
Knox was originally signed by the Seattle Seahawks as an undrafted free agent on June 15, 2012. He was waived during final roster cuts on August 31, 2012.{{cite web | url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/K/KnoxKy00.htm | title=Kyle Knox | publisher=pro-football-reference.com | accessdate=13 August 2024}}
=Sacramento Mountain Lions=
Knox then played for the Sacramento Mountain Lions of the United Football League (UFL) during the 2012 UFL season, and led the team in sacks with three.{{cite web | url=https://www.statscrew.com/football/stats/t-UFLSAC/y-2012 | title=2012 Sacramento Mountain Lions Statistics | publisher=statscrew.com | accessdate=13 August 2024}}
=Seattle Seahawks (first stint)=
Knox was later signed to the Seahawks' practice squad for the final two weeks of the 2012 NFL season. On August 26, 2013, he was cut by the Seahawks.{{cite web |url=http://www.seahawks.com/news/articles/article-1/Monday-in-Hawkville-Enough-with-the-penalties-says-Pete-Carroll/25ed9233-0d27-41ef-ba23-9383e1a57150 |title=Monday in Hawkville: Enough with the penalties, says Pete Carroll |last=Farnsworth |first=Clare |date=August 26, 2013 |website=Seahawks.com |accessdate=September 1, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131224115017/http://www.seahawks.com/news/articles/article-1/Monday-in-Hawkville-Enough-with-the-penalties-says-Pete-Carroll/25ed9233-0d27-41ef-ba23-9383e1a57150 |archive-date=December 24, 2013 |url-status=dead }}
=Jacksonville Jaguars=
Knox was claimed off waivers by the Jacksonville Jaguars on August 27, 2013.{{Citation |date=August 27, 2013 |title=Jaguars claim Stanzi, Knox off waivers |url=http://www.jaguars.com/news/article-PressRelease/Jaguars-claim-Stanzi-Knox-off-waivers/032ae703-928b-4f04-99a1-1fc4505affdb |access-date=August 31, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150930120001/http://www.jaguars.com/news/article-PressRelease/Jaguars-claim-Stanzi-Knox-off-waivers/032ae703-928b-4f04-99a1-1fc4505affdb |archive-date=September 30, 2015 |url-status=dead }} He was waived on October 3, 2013.
=New Orleans Saints=
On October 23, 2013, Knox was signed to the New Orleans Saints' practice squad. On January 1, 2014, he was promoted to the Saints' active roster. On May 4, 2015, he was released by the Saints.
=Dallas Cowboys=
On June 2, 2015, Knox was signed by the Dallas Cowboys. On June 5, 2015, he was released by the Cowboys.
On June 29, 2015, he was suspended by the NFL for the first four games of the 2015 season. However, no reason was given.{{cite web | url=https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/sports/ex-cowboy-kyle-knox-suspended-four-games/84086/ | title=Ex-Cowboy Kyle Knox Suspended Four Games | publisher=nbcdfw.com | date=June 30, 2015 | accessdate=13 August 2024 | author=Crisp, Scott}}
=Winnipeg Blue Bombers=
Knox played for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League (CFL) from 2016 to 2017.{{cite web | url=https://www.profootballarchives.com/players/k/knox00540.html | title=Kyle Knox | publisher=profootballarchives.com | accessdate=13 August 2024}}
=Montreal Alouettes=
Knox played for the Montreal Alouettes of the CFL in 2018.{{cite web | url=https://www.cfl.ca/players/kyle-knox/159397/#transactions | title=Kyle Knox | publisher=cfl.ca | accessdate=13 August 2024}} He was released on August 15, 2018.{{cite web | url=https://www.footballdb.com/teams/cfl/montreal-alouettes/transactions/2018 | title=Montreal Alouettes Transactions | publisher=footballdb.com | accessdate=13 August 2024}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.jaguars.com/team/roster/Kyle-Knox/09566cc3-79e4-45e4-b74e-a5ad20ecae8f Jacksonville Jaguars bio]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20130902204512/http://www.seahawks.com/team/roster/kyle-knox/06a71dc3-90c9-4dbc-b1ee-20d3bd8586e5 Seattle Seahawks bio]
- [http://www.gobulldogs.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/knox_kyle00.html Fresno State Bulldogs bio]
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Category:Players of American football from Los Angeles
Category:American football linebackers
Category:Canadian football linebackers
Category:Fresno State Bulldogs football players
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Category:New Orleans Saints players
Category:Dallas Cowboys players
Category:Winnipeg Blue Bombers players
Category:Players of Canadian football from Los Angeles