Please answer the following question: Damon Mason - Damon Mason (born April 21 1974 in Ellisville Mississippi) is a former American football defensive back. Mason is now the defensive backs coach for the New Orleans VooDoo of the Arena Football League. He played college football at Louisiana-Lafayette.Mason has also played for the Orlando Predators New Jersey / Las Vegas Gladiators Carolina Cobras Grand Rapids Rampage and Austin Wranglers. Given a choice of categories company, educational institution, artist, athlete, office holder, mean of transportation, building, natural place, village, animal, plant, album, film or written work, the text refers to which one?
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Athlete