Jeff Knapple

Jeffrey Scott Knapple is a former American football quarterback in the National Football League who played for the Denver Broncos. He played college football for the UCLA Bruins, Colorado Buffaloes, and Northern Colorado Bears. He also played in the Canadian Football League for the Calgary Stampeders and in the USFL for the Denver Gold and New Jersey Generals.
After his football career, Knapple transitioned into business, and was instrumental in the broad adaptation of naming rights in professional sports venues. Knapple was responsible for deals including Staples Center, Citizen's Bank Park, Emirates Stadium, MetLife Stadium, U.S. Bank Stadium, and Philips Arena. He is currently a senior executive at Elevate Sports Ventures.
Knapple was married to Tammera Wells in the 1970s. After Jeff's divorce from Tammera, Jeff married Lola Scarpitta in 1983. They were divorced in 2016. Knapple married actress Jill Whelan in 2017.