Answer the following question: Dimitrius Paul Underwood (born March 29 1977) is a former professional American football defensive end in the National Football League for the Minnesota Vikings Miami Dolphins and Dallas Cowboys. Underwood also had a brief stint in the Canadian Football League's Ottawa Renegades in mid-2005. 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