Chris Canty ( defensive lineman ) Christopher Lee Canty ( born November 10 , 1982 ) is an American football defensive end for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League . He was drafted by the Dallas Cowboys in the fourth round of the 2005 NFL Draft . He played college football at Virginia . He has also played for the New York Giants , winning Super Bowl XLVI with them in 2011 . Early years . Chris Canty was born in The Bronx , New York . He grew up in the Baychester section of the borough until he moved to North Carolina at age 15 . He did not play football until his junior year . Canty helped lead his team to the North Carolina Independent Schools Athletic Association State Championship in 1999 on his way to earning All - Conference and All - State honors as a senior tight end and defensive end after recording 20 receptions for 400 yards and 89 tackles and seven sacks . He finished his prep career with 161 tackles , 12 sacks and two fumble recoveries . He was also a two - year letterman and all - conference honoree for the basketball team . College career . While at Virginia , Canty was a two - time second - team All - Atlantic Coast Conference selection . He led all conference defensive linemen in tackles as a sophomore and junior . Sophomore ( 2002 ) . In 2002 , despite missing three games due to injury , Canty finished his sophomore season with 86 tackles , four tackles for losses , four pass deflections , three quarterback pressures , three fumble recoveries and two sacks while starting eight - of - 11 games . Junior ( 2003 ) . In 2003 , Canty was named second - team All - ACC , Lineman of the Year in Virginia and recipient of the Ned McDonald Award as UVA ' s Most Outstanding Defensive Player after registering a career - high 104 tackles , 12 tackles for losses , 12 pressures and four sacks . He became only the second down lineman in school history to record more than 100 tackles in a season . His schoolwork also helped him earn All - ACC Academic honors . Senior ( 2004 ) . In 2004 , Canty received his bachelor ' s degree in African American studies in May 2004 and took graduate course work in secondary education during his senior season . In 2004 , Canty ' s season was cut short in the fourth game of the season when he tore his ACL , MCL and PCL in his left knee . At the time , he had posted 30 tackles , seven tackles for losses , a sack and a forced fumble . Eye injury . Canty suffered a serious eye injury at a nightclub in Scottsdale , Arizona , in late January 2005 . While Canty said he was nothing more than a bystander in an altercation , he evidently was hit with a glass bottle in left eye , forcing him to have immediate surgery to repair a detached retina . Professional career . Dallas Cowboys . Canty was drafted in the fourth round ( 132nd overall pick ) of the 2005 NFL Draft by the Dallas Cowboys . After entering his senior season as a potential first round draft choice , Canty fell into the fourth round because of the knee injury during his senior season as well as a detached retina in his left eye , suffered in the spring prior to the draft . After trading a fifth round pick in 2005 and a fourth rounder in 2006 to the Philadelphia Eagles for their fourth round choice , allowing the Cowboys to draft Canty . Canty signed a three - year , $ 1 . 3 million contract with the Cowboys . After working throughout the spring and summer to rehabilitate his knee and recover from injured retina , Canty was on the field one week into training camp . He split time with Greg Ellis at right defensive end and led all defensive linemen with 43 tackles . He was also second on the team with five tackles behind the line of scrimmage and tied for fourth on the club with 2 . 5 sacks . Canty played in the season opener at the San Diego Chargers and recorded his first NFL tackle along with a quarterback pressure . Against the Washington Redskins he added his first career sack with a third - quarter tackle of Mark Brunell . He was third on the team , first among linemen with a season - high six tackles at the Oakland Raiders . He also added a half sack and a tackle for a loss . Canty had two tackles against the Philadelphia Eagles as the defense limited the Eagles to 129 total yards , including just 19 on the ground , the fourth lowest rushing total in franchise history . Canty had a season - high two quarterback pressures against the Arizona Cardinals as well as a tackle and a tackle for a loss . At Philadelphia , he played mostly on first and second downs , recorded two tackles , a tackle for a loss and a forced fumble . Canty led all linemen with three tackles and added his second sack of the season against the Denver Broncos . At the New York Giants , he earned his first NFL start , replacing ( Greg ) Ellis at right end , and recorded four tackles . He started , again , the next week against the Kansas City Chiefs and led all defensive linemen with five tackles despite suffering a sprained ankle during the game . He did not start but did play at Washington after missing two days of practice due to the injured ankle . He recorded two tackles and a tackle for a loss at the Carolina Panthers . In the season finale against the St . Louis Rams , Canty led all defensive linemen with five tackles and also had a tackle for a loss . As a rookie , Canty was a member of the Cowboys 2005 Rookie Club , a program designed to introduce rookie team members to community service in the Dallas area which included work with The Salvation Army , Children ' s Medical Center and Meals on Wheels . He also participated in the 2006 Stars of Texas Racing Against the Odds event hosted by local newspaper columnist and radio personality Randy Galloway that raised over $ 300 , 000 for the American Diabetes Association . In 2006 , Canty earned the starting role at defensive end and went on to start all 16 regular season games and Dallas ' s . In 2007 , Canty started all 16 games of the season and Dallas ' lone playoff game . On the season , he recorded 43 tackles , 3 . 5 sacks and two passes defensed . In the Cowboys lone playoff game , their third game against the New York Giants on the season , Canty recorded three tackles ( two solo ) , one sack , and one pass defensed . On June 11 , 2008 , Canty signed a one - year tender offer worth $ 2 . 017 million to remain with the Cowboys for the 2008 season . He ended the 2008 season with 3 sacks , 5 passes deflected and 37 tackles . New York Giants . On March 1 , 2009 Canty signed with the New York Giants ; the six - year contract is worth $ 42 million , with $ 17 . 25 million guaranteed . In 2011 , Canty registered career - high marks in tackles ( 47 ) and sacks ( 4 ) . On August 27 , 2012 , Canty was placed on the physically unable to perform list after it was determined he would need more time to recover from off - season knee surgery . He will be eligible to be activated off the PUP list after the completion of the first six games . On October 20 , 2012 , Canty was activated off the physically unable to perform list . On November 2 , Canty was fined $ 15 , 750 for roughing the passer . Canty suffered a sprain ed MCL during the December 23 , 2012 game . Canty was released on February 6 , 2013 . Baltimore Ravens . Canty signed with the Baltimore Ravens on March 12 , 2013 . Statistics . " Source : " Personal . Canty ' s mother , Shirley , is an ordained United Methodist minister , his father , Joseph , Sr . , is a major contractor , and one of his brothers is the president of his own graphic design company and the other lives in Maryland and works as a contractor .