Sammy Knight
Sammy Dye Knight Jr.
Born: September 10, 1975
Fontana, CA USA
Position: DB
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 215
College: USC
High School: Rubidoux (Riverside, CA)
Career: 1997-2008
Sammy Knight played from 1997 to 2008 during his career with the Jacksonville Jaguars, Kansas City Chiefs, Miami Dolphins, New Orleans Saints and New York Giants. Knight intercepted 42 passes for 664 yards in his career.
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Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 5 | 75 | 15.0 | 39 | 0 |
| 1998 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 6 | 171 | 28.5 | 91 | 2 |
| 1999 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 5 | 68 | 13.6 | 37 | 2 |
| 2001 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 6 | 114 | 19.0 | 40 | 0 |
| 2002 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 5 | 36 | 7.2 | 17 | 0 |
| 2003 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 3 | 98 | 32.7 | 70 | 0 |
| 2004 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 4 | 32 | 8.0 | 32 | 0 |
| 2005 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 12 | 0 |
| 2006 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 |
| 2007 | NFL Jacksonville Jaguars | 4 | 31 | 7.8 | 15 | 0 |
| Totals | 42 | 664 | 15.8 | 91 | 4 |
Sacks:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 2.0 | 0.0 | |
| 2001 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| 2002 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 2.0 | 0.0 | |
| 2005 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 2.0 | 0.0 | |
| 2006 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 2.0 | 0.0 | |
| Totals | 9.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Solo | Ast | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 75.5 | 67 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 68.5 | 62 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
| 1999 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 88.5 | 75 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 87 | 74 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2001 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 89 | 80 | 18 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2002 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 94.5 | 82 | 25 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2003 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 82 | 66 | 32 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2004 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 77 | 54 | 46 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2005 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 81 | 71 | 20 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 80 | 1 | 2 |
| 2006 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 78.5 | 74 | 9 | 4 | |||||
| 2007 | NFL Jacksonville Jaguars | 86 | 79 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | NFL New York Giants | 9 | 8 | 2 | ||||||
| Totals | 916.5 | 792 | 249 | 60 | 1 | 13 | 83 | 1 | 12 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1998 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| 2000 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| 2004 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
| 2005 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 32 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 16 | 12 |
| 1998 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 14 | 13 |
| 1999 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 16 | 16 |
| 2000 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 16 | 16 |
| 2001 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 16 | 16 |
| 2002 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 16 | 16 |
| 2003 | NFL | Miami Dolphins | 16 | 16 |
| 2004 | NFL | Miami Dolphins | 16 | 16 |
| 2005 | NFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 16 | 16 |
| 2006 | NFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 16 | 16 |
| 2007 | NFL | Jacksonville Jaguars | 16 | 15 |
| 2008 | NFL | New York Giants | 9 | 0 |
Honors
2001 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
