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99<br />
DEFENSIVE tackle<br />
Height - 6-7<br />
Weight - 317<br />
College - Virginia<br />
High School - Latin School (N.C.)<br />
Birthdate - November 10, 1982<br />
How Acquired - UFA (Dallas, 2009)<br />
NFL EXP. - 8th YEAR<br />
GIANTS EXP. - 4th YEAR<br />
new york football giants<br />
TRANSACTIONS:<br />
- Originally a 4th round (132nd pick overall)<br />
draft choice by the Dallas Cowboys in 2005…<br />
Signed with the <strong>Giants</strong> as an unrestricted free<br />
agent on March 1, 2009.<br />
GIANTS NOTES:<br />
- An outstanding run-stopping tackle,<br />
Canty has also been a pass rush force. Prior<br />
to joining the <strong>Giants</strong>, 3 of Canty’s last 4 sacks<br />
and 4 of his last 7 (including playoffs) were of<br />
Eli Manning. In 2011, Canty had a career-high<br />
4.0 sacks.<br />
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:<br />
- Has played in 111 regular-season games<br />
with 93 starts and has started all 6 postseason<br />
games in which he’s played…Played in<br />
every game in his first 4 seasons and in 6 of<br />
his first 7 seasons. Canty has started every<br />
game 5 times…Career regular-season totals<br />
include 286 tackles (189 solo), 18.0 sacks,<br />
12 passes defensed, 2 forced fumbles and a<br />
fumble recovery in the regular season and 15<br />
tackles (11 solo) and 1 sack in the postseason.<br />
CHRIS CANTY<br />
2012 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS:<br />
- Started at RDT vs. <strong>New</strong> Orleans (12/9)...<br />
Recorded one solo tackle.<br />
- Started at RDT at Washington (12/3)...<br />
Recorded two assisted tackles, including one<br />
quarterback hit.<br />
- Started at RDT vs. Green Bay (11/25)...<br />
Recorded three solo tackles, including a twoyard<br />
sack on Aaron Rodgers.<br />
- Started at RDT at Cincinnati (11/11) and<br />
recorded one assisted tackle.<br />
- Started at RDT vs. Pittsburgh (11/4) and<br />
recorded one assisted tackle before leaving<br />
the game with a groin injury.<br />
- Started at RDT at Dallas (10/28)...Recorded<br />
two solo tackles, including a 12-yard sack, his<br />
first of the season, on Tony Romo...Canty also<br />
recorded three quarterback hits on Romo.<br />
- Made his 2012 debut vs. Washington<br />
(10/21)...Started at DE and recorded four solo<br />
tackles.<br />
- Remained on the PUP list at San Francisco<br />
(10/14).<br />
- Remained on the PUP vs. Cleveland (10/7).<br />
- Remained on the PUP at Philadelphia<br />
(9/30).<br />
- Remained on the PUP at Carolina (9/20).<br />
- Remained on the PUP list against Tampa<br />
Bay (9/16).<br />
- Opened the 2012 season on the PUP<br />
(knee) against Dallas (9/5).<br />
CANTY’S BEST GAMES<br />
Tackles: 8, vs. Carolina (9/12/10)<br />
Sacks: 1.0, 18 times, last vs. Green Bay (11/25/12)<br />
Interceptions: none<br />
Forced Fumbles: 1, 2 times, last vs. Detroit (10/17/10)<br />
Fumble Recoveries: 1, vs. Washington (11/18/07)
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