Corey Sawyer
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Key West, Florida, U.S.
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| Position | Cornerback | ||||||||||
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| Born | October 4, 1971 Key West, Florida, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight | 177 lb (80 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school | Key West | ||||||||||
| College | Florida State | ||||||||||
| NFL draft | 1994: 4th round, 104th overall pick | ||||||||||
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Corey Franklyn Sawyer (born October 4, 1971) is an American former professional football player who was a cornerback for six seasons in the National Football League (NFL) during the 1990s. He played college football for the Florida State Seminoles, earning consensus All-American honors in 1993. He played professionally for the Cincinnati Bengals and New York Jets of the NFL, the Memphis Maniax of the XFL, and the Tampa Bay Storm and Chicago Rush of the Arena Football League (AFL).
Sawyer was born in Key West, Florida.[1] He graduated from Key West High School,[2] where he played high school football for the Key West Conchs.
College career
Sawyer accepted an athletic scholarship to attend Florida State University, where he played for the Florida State Seminoles football team from 1990 to 1993. He was recognized as a consensus first-team All-American at defensive back as a senior in 1993, and was a member of the Seminoles' team that defeated the Nebraska Cornhuskers 18–16 in the Orange Bowl to win the Bowl Coalition national championship.[3]