Corey Sawyer

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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).

Early life

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]

Professional career

The Cincinnati Bengals selected Sawyer in the fourth round (104th pick overall) of the 1994 NFL draft.[4] He played for the Bengals from Template:NFL Year to Template:NFL Year.[1] He played in 60 regular season games for the Bengals, mostly as a backup at cornerback, but also as a punt and kickoff returner.[5] In his five seasons in Cincinnati, he returned 54 punts for 507 yards and a touchdown, and 15 kickoffs for 305 yards.[5] As a defensive back, he compiled 163 tackles and 11 interceptions for 163 return yards and a touchdown.[5] He also played one NFL season as a backup for the New York Jets in Template:NFL Year.[1]

He played for the Memphis Maniax of the XFL in 2001. He played for the Tampa Bay Storm and Chicago Rush of the Arena Football League (AFL) from 2002 to 2004.

NFL career statistics

Legend
Bold Career high
Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
GP GS Comb Solo Ast Sck Int Yds TD Lng FF FR Yds TD
1994 CIN 15 0 31 26 5 0.0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
1995 CIN 12 8 53 49 4 2.0 2 61 0 61 2 0 0 0
1996 CIN 15 2 38 32 6 1.5 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
1997 CIN 15 2 31 28 3 0.0 4 44 0 37 0 0 0 0
1998 CIN 3 0 10 9 1 0.0 1 58 1 58 0 0 0 0
1999 NYJ 5 0 1 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
65 12 164 145 19 3.5 11 163 1 61 3 2 0 0

References

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  1. ↑ a b c National Football League, Historical Players, Corey Sawyer. Retrieved February 12, 2012.
  2. ↑ databaseFootball.com, Players, Corey SawyerTemplate:Category handler[<span title="Script error: No such module "string".">usurped]Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".. Retrieved February 12, 2012.
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