Please answer the following question: Barry Joseph Cofield Jr. (born March 19 1984) is an American football nose tackle for the Washington Redskins of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted in the fourth round by the New York Giants in the 2006 NFL Draft. He played college football at Northwestern University. 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