Lindsay Knapp

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Lindsay Knapp
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Position: Guard
Personal information
Born: (1970-02-25) February 25, 1970 (age 54)
Arlington Heights, Illinois, U.S.
Height:6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Weight:300 lb (136 kg)
Career information
High school: Deerfield (IL)
College: Notre Dame
NFL draft: 1993  / Round: 5 / Pick: 130
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Games played:11

Lindsay Haines Knapp (born February 25, 1970) is a former American football guard in the National Football League (NFL) who played for both the Kansas City Chiefs and the Green Bay Packers. He was a member of the Packers' Super Bowl XXXI championship team.

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Early life

Knapp grew up in Deerfield, Illinois, where he was a standout athlete. He was an all-state lineman for Deerfield High School and won the Gatorade Player of the Year award for Illinois during his senior year. After high school, he attended Notre Dame, where he earned an MBA and was again a stand-out offensive lineman.

NFL career

Knapp was drafted by Kansas City in the fifth round of the 1993 NFL Draft (130th overall). [1] He played four years before being placed on waivers by Green Bay. He currently works as a bond salesman. [2]

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References

  1. "1993 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-03-31.
  2. Catching Up With_ Former Notre Dame Offensive Lineman Lindsay Knapp | The Journal Gazette