Greg Knapp, the Jets’ passing-game specialist, died on Thursday from injuries suffered in a biking accident in California last weekend. He was 58 years old.
In a statement released through the Jets on Thursday afternoon, Knapp’s family said he was struck by a car on Saturday while riding his bicycle and was immediately rendered unconscious.
“Greg never regained consciousness,” his family said. “He was surrounded by his mom, his wife, his 3 daughters, and his brother.”
Knapp, a California native, joined the staff of the first-year Jets Coach Robert Saleh in January after spending the last three seasons with the Atlanta Falcons as a quarterbacks coach.