Ty Knott

Knott was born on December 9, 1965, in Los Angeles, California. He attended the Oregon Institute of Technology where he played as a defensive back.

Knott worked as an assistant at Whittier College, Indiana University, Mt. San Antonio College, and Greenville College, University of Minnesota Crookston, Texas Southern University and, Saint Mary of the Woods College.

In the National Football League, Knott was an offensive assistant for the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2002. A year later, he became the defensive quality control coach for the New Orleans Saints, a position he served from 2003 to 2005. He was hired as the offensive quality control coach of the Green Bay Packers in 2006, but was fired after the 2008 season. In 2009 and 2010, he was the Director of Player Development for the San Francisco 49ers, where he worked with head coach Mike Singletary.

In 2018, Knott reunited with Singletary on the Memphis Express of the Alliance of American Football, where Knott served as running backs coach and special teams coordinator. The following year, he became assistant head coach and tight ends coach for the Los Angeles Wildcats of the XFL.

In November 2021 Knott was announced as the inaugural Head Sprint Football coach at Saint 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 the Bentley Falcons football team, an NCAA Division II program.

Knott was officially hired by the Seattle Sea Dragons on September 13, 2022. On January 1, 2024, it was announced the Sea Dragons would not be a part of the UFL Merger.