Chris Canty (defensive back)

{{For|the defensive end of the same name|Chris Canty (defensive lineman)}}

{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Chris Canty

| number = 26, 35

| position = Cornerback

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1976|3|30|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Long Beach, California, U.S.

| height_ft = 5

| height_in = 9

| weight_lb = 185

| high_school = Eastern Regional
{{nowrap|(Voorhees Township, New Jersey)}}

| college = Kansas State

| draftyear = 1997

| draftround = 1

| draftpick = 29

| pastteams =

New England Patriots ({{NFL Year|1997|1998}})
Chicago Bears (1999}*{{cite web |title=Transactions |url=https://www.nfl.com/transactions/league/signings/1999/7?after=AAAHzwAAAAcAAAAXAAAAAAAEMx8= |website=NFL.com |access-date=9 December 2024}}
Seattle Seahawks ({{NFL Year|1999|2000}})
New Orleans Saints (2000)
Las Vegas Gladiators ({{AFL Year|2006}})
Rio Grande Valley Dorados ({{af2 Year|2006}}–{{af2 Year|2008}})

| highlights =

Unanimous All-American (1996)
Consensus All-American (1995)
Jack Tatum Trophy (1996)
First-team All-Big 12 (1996)
First-team All-Big Eight (1995)
Second-team All-Big Eight (1994)

| statlabel1 = Tackles

| statvalue1 = 146

| statlabel2 = Interceptions

| statvalue2 = 4

| statlabel3 = Fumble recoveries

| statvalue3 = 2

| statlabel4 = Sacks

| statvalue4 = 3.0

| statlabel5 = Return yards

| statvalue5 = 549

| pfr = CantCh20

| aflstatlabel1 = Tackles

| aflstatvalue1 = 42

| aflstatlabel2 = Passes defended

| aflstatvalue2 = 7

| afl = 4804

}}

Christopher Shawn Patrick Canty (born March 30, 1976) is an American former professional football player who was a cornerback in the National Football League (NFL) and Arena Football League (AFL). He played college football for Kansas State University, and was a two-time All-American. A first-round pick in the 1997 NFL draft, he played professionally for the New England Patriots, Seattle Seahawks, and New Orleans Saints of the NFL, and Las Vegas Gladiators and Rio Grande Valley Dorados of the Arena League.

Early life

Canty was born in Long Beach, California.National Football League, Historical Players, [http://www.nfl.com/player/chriscanty/2499988/profile Chris Canty] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304083527/http://www.nfl.com/player/chriscanty/2499988/profile |date=March 4, 2016 }}. Retrieved February 3, 2012. He attended Eastern Regional High School in Voorhees Township, New Jersey,databaseFootball.com, Players, {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20160411203007/http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=CANTYCHR01 Chris Canty]}}. Retrieved February 3, 2012. and played for the Eastern Vikings high school football team.

College career

Canty attended Kansas State University, where he played for the Kansas State Wildcats football team from 1994 to 1996. He was recognized as a consensus first-team All-American as a sophomore in 1995 and junior in 1996 and won the Jack Tatum Award as a junior. He decided to forgo his final season of college eligibility and entered the NFL draft.http://www.kstatesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=400&ATCLID=810309{{dead link|date=November 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

Professional career

{{NFL predraft

| height ft = 5

| height in = 9 5/8

| weight = 194

| arm span = 30 3/4

| hand span = 9 1/2

| note = All values from NFL Combine{{Cite web |url=https://nflcombineresults.com/playerpage.php?f=Chris&l=Canty&i=22870 |title=Chris Canty, Combine Results, CB - Kansas State |website=nflcombineresults.com |access-date=November 28, 2022}}

}}

The New England Patriots selected Canty with the twenty-ninth overall pick in the first round of the 1997 NFL draft.{{Cite web |title=1997 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1997/draft.htm |access-date=2023-03-30 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} Over four NFL seasons, he played for the Patriots as well as the New Orleans Saints and Seattle Seahawks. In 58 career games for those three NFL teams, he had four interceptions and 126 tackles.Pro-Football-Reference.com, Players, [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/C/CantCh20.htm Chris Canty] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160405110537/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/C/CantCh20.htm |date=April 5, 2016 }}. Retrieved February 3, 2012.

He finished his pro career playing for the Las Vegas Gladiators of the Arena Football League and the Rio Grande Valley Dorados of af2.