Jarell Broxton | |
Team: | BC Lions |
Image Upright: | 1 |
Status: | Active |
Import: | yes |
Position1: | Offensive linemen |
Birth Date: | 27 March 1993 |
Birth Place: | Olney, Maryland, U.S. |
Number: | 69 |
College: | Baylor Bears Lackawanna College |
High School: | Quince Orchard High |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 5 |
Weight Lbs: | 325 |
Playing Team1: | Baltimore Ravens |
Playing Team2: | Baltimore Brigade |
Playing Team3: | Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
Playing Years4: | –present |
Playing Team4: | BC Lions |
Career Footnotes: | |
Cfl: | jarell-broxton-2/163903/ |
Jarell Martice Broxton (born March 27, 1993) is an American professional football offensive lineman for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL).
Broxton first played college football for the Lackawanna College Falcons from 2011 to 2013, while using a redshirt season in 2012 due to injury.[1] [2] He then transferred to Baylor University to play for Bears, where he played in 26 games, starting in 21, all at right guard.[1]
After going undrafted in 2015, Broxton signed with the Baltimore Ravens on May 5, 2016.[3] He was waived at the end of pre-season, but signed a practice roster agreement on September 5, 2016. He did not dress for a game in 2016 and signed a futures contract on January 1, 2017.[4] However, he was released on August 31, 2017.[4]
Broxton played for the Baltimore Brigade of the Arena Football League in 2019.[5]
On February 5, 2020, Broxton signed with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.[6] However, he did not play in 2020 due to the cancellation of the 2020 CFL season.
Broxton signed with the BC Lions. He made his CFL debut on August 28, 2021, against the Ottawa Redblacks, but suffered a torn bicep injury which ended his season.[7] After rehabbing the injury, he returned to play in week 19 of the 2022 season, where he played and started in the final three games of the regular season.[7] [8] He also played and started in both of the team's playoff games that year.[9]
In 2023, Broxton became a regular starter where he played and started in 17 regular season games at left tackle.[10] [11] At season's end, he was named the team's nominee for Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman.[12]
Broxton was born to parents Nancy Bice and Anthony Broxton.[1]