CB Maurice Canady survived regime change to prove starting-caliber value to Cowboys

Maurice Canady was a flyer who opted out, then saw the staff that brought him in escorted out. Doesn’t matter. He’s here to play and spent the offseason proving his worth to the new coaching staff. | From @KDDrummondNFL

Maurice Canady was a 2016 draft product, drafted 20 picks after the Dallas Cowboys selected Anthony Brown in the sixth round. The former Baltimore product spent the 2019 season playing for both the Ravens and New York Jets. He signed a one-year deal with the Cowboys the same day the club inked Brown to his three-year extension in 2020, only he has yet to suit up for the team. Instead, he opted out of the season over Covid-19 concerns, having his contract toll to 2021.

He has just four career starts and spent a lot of time bouncing back and forth on the Ravens roster between IR stints. He was picked up on waivers by the Jets  last November.

An interesting note, the Ravens must have liked him to some degree as not once but twice they used one of their two in-season IR activations on him, in 2017 and 2018.

Our player profile series continues with No. 31, CB Maurice Canady.