Christopher Shawn Patrick Canty (born March 30, 1976) is a former American college and professional football player who was a

cornerback A cornerback (CB) is a member of the defensive backfield or secondary in gridiron football. Cornerbacks cover receivers most of the time, but also blitz and defend against such offensive running plays as sweeps and reverses. They create turno ...

in the National Football League (NFL) and

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. He played college football for Kansas State University, and was a two-time All-American. A first-round pick in the

1997 NFL Draft The 1997 NFL Draft was the procedure by which National Football League teams selected amateur college football players. It is officially known as the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting. The draft was held April 19–20, 1997, at the Paramount T ...

, he played professionally for the New England Patriots,

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, and

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of the NFL, and

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and

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of the Arena League.

Early years

Canty was born in Long Beach, California.National Football League, Historical Players
Chris Canty
. Retrieved February 3, 2012. He attended

Eastern Regional High School Eastern Regional High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school for students in ninth through twelfth grades from Berlin Borough, Gibbsboro and Voorhees Township, three communities in Camden County, New Jersey, United States, o ...

Voorhees Township, New Jersey Voorhees Township is a township in Camden County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2010 U.S. census, the township's population was 29,131, reflecting an increase of 1,005 (+3.6%) from the 28,126 counted in the 2000 census. Voorhee ...

,databaseFootball.com, Players
Chris Canty
. Retrieved February 3, 2012. and played for the Eastern Vikings

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team.

College career

Canty attended Kansas State University, where he played for the

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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.

Professional career

The New England Patriots selected Canty with the twenty-ninth overall pick in the first round of the

.Pro Football Hall of Fame, Draft History
1997 National Football League Draft
. Retrieved February 2, 2012. Over four NFL seasons, he played for the Patriots as well as the

and

. In 58 career games for those three NFL teams, he had four

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s and 126

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.Pro-Football-Reference.com, Players
Chris Canty
. Retrieved February 3, 2012. He finished his pro career playing for the

of the Arena Football League and the

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External sources

AFL article

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Canty, Chris 1976 births Living people All-American college football players American football cornerbacks Eastern Regional High School alumni Kansas State Wildcats football players Las Vegas Gladiators players New England Patriots players New Orleans Saints players Sportspeople from Camden County, New Jersey People from Voorhees Township, New Jersey Rio Grande Valley Dorados players Seattle Seahawks players Sportspeople from the Delaware Valley Players of American football from Long Beach, California Players of American football from New Jersey

Early years

College career

Professional career

See also

External sources

References