Maurice Canady (born May 26, 1994) is an American former professional

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in the

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(NFL) for the

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and

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. He played

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at the

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Early life

Canady attended Varina High School, where he played as a

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and

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. As a senior, he tallied 704 passing yards, 1,090 rushing yards, 280 receiving yards, 10 pass breakups and one

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(returned for a touchdown). He received first-team All-district, All-Central Region and Touchdown Club of Richmond's Offensive Player of the Year honors.

College career

Canady accepted a football scholarship from the

. As a true freshman, he appeared in 11 games with 2 starts. He totaled 28

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, 2 interceptions, 3 pass breakups, one forced

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and one fumble recovery. He was named the

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Defensive Player of the Week after both of his starts (

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and

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). As a sophomore, he started 8 games, registering a career-high 44 tackles, 2 sacks, 8 pass breakups (second on the team) and one forced fumble. He missed three games with an injury. He had 13 tackles against

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. As a junior, he started all 12 games, collecting 37 tackles (1.5 tackles for loss), 3 interceptions (tied for the team lead), 12 pass breakups (second in the conference), one forced fumble and one touchdown. He recorded the fourth-longest interception return for a touchdown (69-yard return) in school history against

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. As a senior, he started all 12 games, posting 39 tackles (3 for loss), one forced fumble and returned five punts for 126 yards with a touchdown. He had the fifth-longest punt return for a touchdown (74-yard return) in school history against the

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Professional career

Baltimore Ravens

Canady was selected by the

in the sixth round (209th overall) of the 2016 NFL draft. He was placed on

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on October 6, 2016, with a

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injury. On September 4, 2017, Canady was placed on injured reserve due to a knee injury suffered in

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. He was activated off injured reserve to the active roster on November 3, 2017. On September 17, 2018, Canady was placed on injured reserve with a thigh injury. He was activated off injured reserve on November 24, 2018. On August 31, 2019, Canady was waived by the Ravens and was signed to the

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the next day. He was promoted to the active roster on September 14, 2019. In week 4 against the

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, Canady recorded his first career interception off Baker Mayfield in the 40–25 loss. He was released on November 5.

New York Jets

On November 6, 2019, Canady was claimed off waivers by the

Dallas Cowboys

Canady signed with the

on March 30, 2020. On July 27, 2020, Canady opted out of the 2020 season due to the

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. Canady was placed on injured reserve on October 26, 2021, after suffering a concussion in Week 6. He was activated on December 25. He appeared in 8 games as a backup cornerback, making 5 defensive tackles and one special teams tackle. He wasn't re-signed after the season.

New York Giants

On May 18, 2022, Canady signed with the

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. On July 26, 2022, Canady was waived.

NFL career statistics

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References

External links

Virginia Cavaliers bio
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Canady, Maurice 1994 births Living people American football cornerbacks Players of American football from Richmond, Virginia Virginia Cavaliers football players Baltimore Ravens players New York Jets players Dallas Cowboys players New York Giants players