Background
Sawyer was born in Key West, Florida.
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He graduated from Key West High School, where he played high school football for the Key West Conchs.
Career
He played college football for Florida State University, and earned All-American honors. He played professionally for the Cincinnati Bengals and New York Jets of the NFL.
Sawyer accepted an athletic scholarship to attend Florida State University, where he played for the Florida State Seminoles football team from 1990 to 1993. The Cincinnati Bengals selected Sawyer in the fourth round (104th pick overall) of the 1994 NFL Draft, and he played for the Bengals from 1994 to 1998.
He played in 60 regular season games for the Bengals, mostly as a backup at cornerback, but also as a punt and kickoff returner.
In his five seasons in Cincinnati, he returned 54 punts for 507 yards and a touchdown, and 15 kickoffs for 305 yards. As a defensive back, he compiled 163 tackles and 11 interceptions for 163 return yards and a touchdown.
He also played one NFL season as a backup for the New York Jets in 1999. He finished his professional career with the Memphis Maniax of the XFL in 2001.
