New York Jets assistant Greg Knapp, a well-traveled NFL coach who worked with Pro Football Hall of Famer Steve Young and soon-to-be-inducted Peyton Manning over his 25-year career, died Thursday from injuries suffered when he was struck by a car while biking last Saturday in San Ramon, California. He was 58.
The affable Knapp, known for his expertise with quarterbacks, was only days away from flying to New Jersey to begin his first season as the Jets' passing-game specialist under new coach Robert Saleh. The Jets' rookies reported Tuesday to training camp.
"Greg had such an inner peace about him that people always seemed to gravitate towards," Saleh said in a statement posted to Twitter.