3 New York Giants Who Benefit from Departure of Michael Boley and Chris Canty

February 13, 2013   ·   Benjamin J. Block   ·   Jump to comments

Bronx native and now former New York Giants defensive tackle Chris Canty was in great spirits upon his arrival at the Thurman Munson Awards Dinner at midtown Manhattan's Grand Hyatt Hotel Tuesday February 5, only to be alerted that Michael Boley had just been released—ironically, Canty would be let go less than 24 hours later.
In that tiny window of time between learning of Boley being cut and finding out about his own ill fate, Canty preached the following to reporters:
We're gonna have to do something, that's a little bit of a shock to the system.  He's a terrific football player, he brings speed to our defense, has the ability to cover tight ends and those slot players that give us some trouble. He can cover running backs out of the backfield man-to-man, so he gives our defense a lot of versatility.  To have to replace a guy like that is going to be tough. Those guys don't come a dime a dozen in the National Football League.
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