Max Knake
American football player (born 1973)
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Max Knake (born April 11, 1973; pronounced knock-ee)[1] is an American former professional football quarterback who played one season with the Grand Rapids Rampage of the Arena Football League (AFL). He played college football at Texas Christian University.
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| Position | Quarterback | ||||||||||||
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| Born | April 11, 1973 | ||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 207 lb (94 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school | McKinney (McKinney, Texas) | ||||||||||||
| College | Texas Christian (1992–1995) | ||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 1996: undrafted | ||||||||||||
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Early life
Max Knake was born on April 11, 1973.[2] He attended McKinney High School in McKinney, Texas.[2]
College career
Knake was a four-year letterman for the TCU Horned Frogs of Texas Christian University from 1992 to 1995.[2] As a freshman in 1992, he completed 32 of 73 passes (43.8%) for 379 yards, three touchdowns, and three interceptions.[3] In 1993, he recorded 207 completions on 357 passing attempts (58.0%) for 2,130 yards, 12 touchdowns, and 14 interceptions while also scoring one rushing touchdowns.[3] His 357 pass attempts were the most in the Southwest Conference (SWC) that season.[3] In 1994, Knake totaled 184 completions on 316 attempts (58.2%) for 2,624 yards, 24 touchdowns, and seven interceptions, and one rushing touchdown, earning Associated Press first-team All-SWC honors.[3] His completions, attempts, passing yards, and passing touchdowns were the highest in the SWC that year.[3] His 8.3 yards per attempt and 148.6 passer rating also led the SWC.[3] As a senior in 1995, Knake completed 199 of 369 passes (53.9%) for 2,237 yards, 10 touchdowns, and 13 interceptions.[3] His 13 interceptions were the most in the SWC in 1995.[3]
Professional career
After going undrafted in the 1996 NFL draft, Knake signed a two-year contract with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League on May 31, 1996.[4] He was released on June 15, 1996.[5]
Knake was signed by the Dallas Cowboys in April 1997.[6] He was released on August 17, 1997.[7] He signed with the Cowboys again on March 24, 1998.[8] He was released again on July 27, 1998.[9]
Knake signed with the Grand Rapids Rampage of the Arena Football League on March 22, 2000.[10] He played in 14 games for the Rampage during the 2000 season, completing 41 of 81 passes (50.6%) for 458 yards, eight touchdowns, and four interceptions while also rushing for one touchdown.[11][2]