Please answer the following question: Christopher Lee Canty (born November 10 1982) is an American football defensive end for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Dallas Cowboys in the fourth round of the 2005 NFL Draft. He played college football at Virginia. He has also played for the New York Giants winning Super Bowl XLVI with them in 2011. Given a list of categories: company, educational institution, artist, athlete, office holder, mean of transportation, building, natural place, village, animal, plant, album, film or written work, what category does the paragraph belong to?
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Athlete