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New York Giants defensive lineman Chris Canty, who can play both end and tackle, is excited about the opportunity to play for a "tremendous" team, defense and defensive line. To borrow a phrase from T.O.'s former publicist, Canty has 42 million reasons to be "excited."

Early in free agency, the Giants signed Canty to a six-year, $42 million contract with $17.25 million guaranteed. The Cowboys never made a serious offer to retain his services.

Even though Canty brings versatility to the defensive line, he has added weight (315-320 pound range) and will be mostly used as tackle in the Giants' 4-3 defense.

"It feels good," Canty said in a telephone interview with Charean Williams of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. "I put on my jersey, and it’s the same 99. Different jersey, a little different football team, different team atmosphere, but it’s very exciting, and I’m happy to be a part of it."

"Obviously, there’s an opportunity to be part of a tremendous team, a tremendous defense and particularly the defensive line," Canty said. " ... When you have those kind of guys on your front, you give yourself an opportunity to be successful. They really can’t key in on one particular player. So that was something that was definitely attractive for me."

"I’m just excited to be a part of the Giants. It’s a football team that really wanted me to come up here and be a part of it."

Canty, who was one of the Cowboys' two fourth-round picks in 2005, has started 50 of his 64 career games and has 148 career tackles to go with 10 career sacks. The other fourth-rounder was Marion Barber. The Cowboys also drafted DeMarcus Ware (first round) and Jay Ratliff (seventh round) that year.