Joe McKnight
American gridiron football player (1988–2016) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the former Tennessee state senator, see Joe McKnight (politician).
Joseph Nathan McKnight Jr. (April 16, 1988 – December 1, 2016) was an American professional football player who was a running back and return specialist in the National Football League (NFL) and Canadian Football League (CFL).
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Position: | Running back | ||||||||||||
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Born: | (1988-04-16)April 16, 1988 Kenner, Louisiana, U.S. | ||||||||||||
Died: | December 1, 2016(2016-12-01) (aged 28) Terrytown, Louisiana, U.S. | ||||||||||||
Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||||
Weight: | 205 lb (93 kg) | ||||||||||||
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High school: | John Curtis Christian (River Ridge, Louisiana) | ||||||||||||
College: | USC (2007–2009) | ||||||||||||
NFL draft: | 2010 / Round: 4 / Pick: 112 | ||||||||||||
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He attended the University of Southern California (USC), where he played college football for the USC Trojans. McKnight was selected in the fourth round of the 2010 NFL draft by the New York Jets. After playing in the NFL for the Jets and Kansas City Chiefs, he played in the CFL for the Edmonton Eskimos and the Saskatchewan Roughriders.
On December 1, 2016, McKnight was killed in an apparent road rage incident.[1]