The Hamilton Tiger-Cats have hired Dennis McKnight as their new special teams coordinator.
The 64-year-old native of Dallas, Texas was the team’s special teams coordinator in 2017 before moving to the role of offensive line coach in 2018 and 2019. He recently served as the offensive line coach of the XFL’s Seattle Sea Dragons.
The Tiger-Cats fired special teams coordinator Paul Boudreau on Tuesday amid an 0-4 start to the season. Through four games, Hamilton ranks third league-wide in net punting, fourth in punt return average, eighth in opponent punt return average, sixth in kickoff return average, and seventh in opponent kickoff return average.
McKnight played along the offensive line for 11 seasons in the NFL, primarily as a member of the San Diego Chargers. He has over 20 years of coaching experience, including stints with the University of Hawaii, Grossmont College, San Diego State University, Southern Methodist University, Edmonton Football Team, Lamar University, Houston Roughnecks, and Washington State University.
The Hamilton Tiger-Cats (0-4) will host the B.C. Lions (3-1) on Sunday, July 7 with kickoff slated for 7:00 p.m. EDT.
