Brody McKnight
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| Date of birth: | October 20, 1989 |
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| Place of birth: | Vancouver, British Columbia |
Career information | |
| CFL status: | National |
| Position(s): | K/P |
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) |
| Weight: | 204 lb (93 kg) |
| University: | Montana |
| CFL Draft: | 2011 / Round: 1 / Pick: 8 |
| Drafted by: | Montreal Alouettes |
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| 2012 2012 2013 2013 2013 |
Montreal Alouettes*
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Career stats | |
| Playing stats at CFL.ca | |
Brody McKnight (born October 20, 1989) is a professional Canadian football placekicker and punter. He was drafted eighth overall by the Montreal Alouettes in the 2011 CFL Draft and was later traded to the Edmonton Eskimos and then to the Saskatchewan Roughriders. McKnight was then signed by the Hamilton Tiger Cats. He played college football for the Montana Grizzlies.
College career
He played college football for the Montana Grizzlies where he shared the team MVP award in 2010 with Chase Reynolds (St. Louis Rams) and in 2011 with Caleb McSurdy (7th round draft pick of Dallas Cowboys). In his Senior year at Montana he was named Team Captain.
Professional career
He was drafted eighth overall by the Montreal Alouettes in the 2011 CFL Draft and signed with the team on July 8, 2012 after completing his college eligibility.[1] He was later traded to the Eskimos for Derek Schiavone (Placekicker) and a first and a fourth round pick in the 2013 CFL Draft on September 12, 2012.[2] In the following off-season, he was again traded on March 1, 2013, this time to the Saskatchewan Roughriders along with a sixth round draft pick for two fifth round picks in the 2013 draft.[3] Following his play in two pre-season games where he made two of three field goal attempts and punted six times for an average of 44.7 yards, McKnight was part of the team's final cuts on June 22, 2013.[4] He was later signed by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on July 3, 2013.[5] On August 27, 2013, McKnight was picked up by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.