Best Dallas Cowboys player to wear No. 99 won a Super Bowl with a bitter rival

Defensive end Chris Canty takes the title of the best Dallas Cowboys player to wear No. 99.

By Luke Norris · The Landry Hat

Published: Sunday, 18 October 2026 at 2:00 PM

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The Landry Hat selected Chris Canty as the best player in Dallas Cowboys history to wear No. 99.
Canty played four seasons for Dallas from 2005 to 2008 before leaving in free agency.
After Dallas, Canty signed a six-year, $42 million deal with the New York Giants and won a Super Bowl.

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The Landry Hat named defensive end Chris Canty as the best player to wear No. 99 in Dallas Cowboys franchise history. Canty was selected in the fourth round of the 2005 NFL Draft and spent four seasons with Dallas, peaking in 2007 with 43 tackles and 3.5 sacks during a division-winning campaign.

Canty departed in free agency in 2009, signing a six-year, $42 million deal with the NFC East rival New York Giants, where he won a Super Bowl. Kevin Brooks and Antwaun Woods placed second and third in the site's jersey ranking.

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