Brett McKnight

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Brett McKnight is a character that can be found within Thirlcrest Academy. He is the former captain of the Football Team, and is portrayed by Somali_BDay1991.
==Appearance==
Brett McKnight is an 19 year old alumni from Thirlcrest Academy. The stocky college athlete stands at a jaw-dropping 6'5 and weighs 280 pounds. He has light blonde hair and tan skin from his days under the hot sun of southern California. He has a muscular build and broad shoulders that stem from his rigorous training on the football field and in the gym. He has hazel eyes, a slim face, and always has a cocky expression due to his large ego. He typically wears his varsity letterman, baggy jeans and his white 2008 air force 1's. 
==Characteristics==
Brett was infamously known for being loud and egotistical. Whenever he was around he made himself known with his very out-going and extraverted personality. He was your classic jock. He would enjoy bullying members of the astronomy club and other cliques that he deemed "lame" or "uncool". Although the jock put on a tough look, once you got to know him, you'd learn that he was very truthful and caring towards his friends. They meant the most to him, especially as an athlete on the football team where brotherhood is important. He was typically seen hanging around at either the cafe, the clubhouse, or the field with his fellow teammates including Roy Rianelli, Terrence Briscoe, and Bucky Dutton. In town, he was usually seen at the beach, surfing and tanning depending on the season. An odd fact about Brett is that he was actually decent in school. The senior student had a 3.6 GPA. When it came to anything else though, the jock was a complete airhead.
==Character Background==
Brett was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. Ever since he was a young kid, he has always been into football. He started playing tackle in a peewee league at the age of 9 years old and fell in love with the sport as soon as he picked up a ball. Growing up in southern California, he was surrounded by tons of competition due to the area breeding extremely talented athletes. Because of this, Brett wanted to be in a good program so he played at Notre Dame High School in Sherman Oaks throughout his freshman and sophomore year. The program at the time was back to back CIF champions being led by All-Star QB and USC commit Garret Greene. He didn't have all the thunder though, because Brett became an outstanding defensive player who was an all-star of his own. Being a starting varsity linemen in his sophomore year, he was a stand out athlete amongst his class. He'd have sit-down meetings with his parents and recruiting coaches from different schools discussing possible recruitment in the near future. 
This was all very exciting for him. Sadly though, in a game against Notre Dame's rival school Crespi, Brett got in a horrible fight that resulted in nearly breaking the leg of the opposing team's running back. Notre Dame's policy was big on not allowing fights, but they decided to make a stretch with Brett considering how much of an impact he had made to the school and the team, sending him off to a rehab school out in Maine to turn him back around. After 2 years at rehabilitation school Thirlcrest Academy, he took over the position as captain before then leaving shortly after and finally graduating. Now he's at UCLA playing division 1 football. 
==Relationships==
===Terrence "Big Tee" Briscoe ===
"ONNN GODDDD!!" -Brett and Tee yelling together as they agree on something for the 50th time.
Tee and Brett have been close friends for a while now and have been side by side in everything. Whether it was in football, some random street-fight, or getting some food in the cafe, they've done nearly everything together. They first really started getting close when they came together to try and build up a plan for fighting the preps when varsity was on bad terms with them. Throughout the planning though, they realized how solid their chemistry was and decided to become homies. Ever since they've been tight as ever. 
===Roy Rianelli===
"We're here for you bro, we're brothers." -Brett to Roy after his steroid exposure.
Roy and Brett's friendship was fascinating. Whenever they were around together, they became the loudest people in the entire school. They mirrored off of each other in energy in the best way possible. The two rowdy giants were always seen either working out together, eating, or partying hard in the pit while usually having at least 2 kegs of heavy alcohol in each hand. They were the biggest party animals in the school but are both freak athletes which made their friendship dynamic so hilarious. They'd go from winning a game with Brett having the lead in tackles and Roy having the lead in touchdowns to playing beer pong at some random house party an hour later. Both Roy and Brett have graduated and are now both pursuing their careers in division 1 football. They keep in touch and plan on visiting by the school every now and then to make sure the team hasn't burnt the place down. 
===Georgie Covington===
"ATTA BOY GEORGIE!" -Brett hyping up Georgie while playing Halo 3.
Georgie is the little brother Brett never thought he needed. For a while, Brett was having to deal with constant fights and clique conflict. On top of that, he was trying to maintain good grades and keep his athletic scholarship so it was all doing quite the toll on his mental health. Having Georgie around allowed Brett to stay grounded. Whenever Georgie was around, Brett took a step back from all the stress happening in his life and hungout with Georgie to focus on the more positive aspects of life. Due to Georgie's autism and vulnerability, Brett is extremely protective over the kid. 
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