Lindsay Knapp

Lindsay Haines Knapp (born February 25, 1970) is an American former professional football player who was a guard in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and was selected by the Kansas City Chiefs in the fifth round of the 1993 NFL draft. Knapp spent two years with the Chiefs and two with the Green Bay Packers, although he only played in one season for each team. He was a part of the Packers' Super Bowl XXXI championship team.

Early life Knapp was born on February 25, 1970, in Arlington Heights, Illinois, U.S. He attended Deerfield High School where he played football. Knapp was a two-way lineman at Deerfield and was named all-state and the state's Gatorade Player of the Year as a senior in 1987. Knapp was a Parade All-American. He also played basketball, earning two letters, and set the school records in single-game and single-season rebounds.

College career Knapp joined Notre Dame in 1988 and was a member of their national championship team that year, but saw no playing time. At the start of his career, he was considered undersized, weighing , but he later increased his size to at Notre Dame. Knapp appeared in six games as a backup in 1989, then started his first game at offensive tackle in 1990. He was named a College & Pro Football Newsweekly All-American for the 1992 season.

Professional career Knapp was selected by the Kansas City Chiefs in the fifth round (130th overall) of the 1993 NFL draft. He made the team in 1994 as a backup tackle but only appeared in two games. He was inactive for the entire 1995 season. Knapp did not play for any other team and finished his NFL career with 11 games played, all as a backup.

After Knapp's football career, he worked as a bond salesman. He married and had three children.