Answer the following question: Matthew Thomas Matt Ryan (born May 17 1985) nicknamed Matty Ice is an American football quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted in the first round as the third overall pick in the 2008 NFL Draft after playing college football for Boston College.He was Boston College's starting quarterback from 2005 to 2007 leading them to three bowl victories and a 25-7 record in 32 starts. 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