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).
[3] The Cincinnati Bengals selected Sawyer in the fourth round (104th pick overall) of the 1994 NFL draft.
[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.
He played for the Tampa Bay Storm and Chicago Rush of the Arena Football League (AFL) from 2002 to 2004.