Given the question: Michael Johnson (defensive end) - Michael D. Johnson (born February 7 1987) is an American football defensive end for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals in the third round of the 2009 NFL Draft. He played college football at Georgia Tech. 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?
The answer is:
Athlete