Canty Signs One-Year Restricted Tender

Chris Canty hasn't received a long-term deal yet, but he has been a regular participant in the Cowboys' off-season workouts. And the fourth-year defensive end signed his one-year restricted tender Wednesday.

Canty received the first-round tender ($2.017 million), which means the Cowboys would have netted a first-round pick had another team signed him to an offer sheet during the restricted free-agent period and the Cowboys chose not to match.

Canty, entering his fourth-year in the league, started all 17 games for Dallas last season at defensive end and recorded a career-best 46 tackles. He finished tied for third on the team with 3.5 sacks and tied for fourth with four tackles for a loss. He also blocked a field goal against Minnesota (10/21/07) that Patrick Watkins recovered and returned for a pivotal touchdown.

For his career, Canty has started 34 of the 48 regular season games he has played and tallied 133 tackles along with seven sacks, nine tackles for losses, 18 quarterback pressures, three pass breakups and one forced fumble.

Published Jun 11 2008, 03:49 PM by rphillips

Comments

	hawaii said: Canty is hungry! Break out year, watch out! cant wait June 11, 2008 4:17 PM
	D-fense4life said: awsome mabe they can get a long term deal done now thru traing camp. Man iam ready for this season to get underway lol June 11, 2008 4:54 PM
	MIrvinHOF said: Canty looked great last year. he got much bigger and stronger and I think the best is yet to come with him. I agree, I can not wait for the season to start. June 11, 2008 5:18 PM
	myuption said: Good luck to Canty, hope he is able to perform and get his deal done by the end of this year. :D June 11, 2008 6:05 PM
	mr cowboy74 said: C.C. knows everything hinges on this season. Look for him to be a madman and be an instrumental part of making things happen on D. He knows that payday is coming and that this doesn't mean that JJ won't get a deal done, just means that he's a Cowboy, which is what all parties involved want, JJ, CC, the team, and the fans. June 11, 2008 6:13 PM
	dantzerly said: Very nice to have players like Canty, he has always been a family member of the Boys you could depend on. He has not forgotten how the Cowboy organization extended patience to him getting well from an eye ailment right after the draft. Hamlin should follow this example and join the team that took a chance on a contract to him right after he was almost killed by some thug friends. June 11, 2008 6:17 PM
	USBoysFanInCn said: Go Chris Canty!!! Break-out Year............then next Year.........Ellis's spot is yours!!! The we dont have to listen to off-season Whining any longer!! :) Go Boys!! June 11, 2008 6:34 PM
	hawaii said: I am waiting for him to decapi-clothesline Eli. He has all the tools, he just needs to take beast pills or something. June 11, 2008 6:45 PM
	hawaii said: I don't want him to take any drugs. I just want the coaches to light a fire under him. Get him going. I think with Ellis, Ware, Tank, and Canty et al, we can have ourselves a sackfest. June 11, 2008 6:49 PM
	BenGone said: This is just a time-buying move until we can get some overpaid dead weight off the roster so we can pay guys like Canty who actually are trying to improve. June 12, 2008 12:06 PM
	gp_cowpolk said: Glad he signed I like Canty June 12, 2008 4:06 PM
	Stan#12 said: I think he has great potential, but something is wrong with him. Is he lazy? June 12, 2008 6:51 PM
	bcbloyd said: Now that the $ negotiations are out of the way for this year, I'm hoping he improves on last year's "career best". June 19, 2008 1:55 PM