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.
He decided to forgo his final season of college eligibility and entered the NFL draft.
[4] The New England Patriots selected Canty with the twenty-ninth overall pick in the first round of the 1997 NFL draft.
[7] He finished his pro career playing for the Las Vegas Gladiators of the Arena Football League and the Rio Grande Valley Dorados of af2.