Given the question: Corey Franklyn Sawyer (born October 4 1971) is a former American college and professional football player who was a cornerback in the National Football League (NFL) for six seasons during the 1990s. He played college football for Florida State University and earned All-American honors. He played professionally for the Cincinnati Bengals and New York Jets of the NFL. 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?
The answer is:
Athlete