Jocelyn Borgella Explained

Jocelyn Borgella
Number:27
Position:Defensive back[1]
Birth Date:August 26, 1971
Birth Place:Nassau, Bahamas
Height Ft:5
Height In:10
Weight Lbs:180
High School:Miami Edison
College:Cincinnati
Draftyear:1994
Draftround:6
Draftpick:183
Pastteams:
Statlabel1:Games played
Statvalue1:15
Pfr:BorgJo20

Jocelyn Kenza Borgella (born August 26, 1971[3]) is a former American football cornerback in the National Football League (NFL) for the Detroit Lions.[4] He played college football at Cincinnati. He was drafted in the sixth round of the 1994 NFL draft.[5] Borgella is the first player of Haitian descent to be drafted and play a game in the NFL.[6] [7] [8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ESPN – Jocelyn Borgella.
  2. Book: Bengals, 1997 Media Guide . 45 . 6 July 2024.
  3. http://www.nfl.com/player/jocelynborgella/2499711/profile NFL.com – Jocelyn Borgella
  4. Web site: Jocelyn Borgella Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College . 2024-03-16 . Pro-Football-Reference.com . en.
  5. Web site: 1994 NFL Draft Listing . 2023-03-31 . Pro-Football-Reference.com .
  6. Web site: Meet the 2014 Miami-Dade Silver Knight Award winners . Schwartz, Kaley . May 20, 2015 . Miami Herald . October 18, 2015.
  7. Web site: Books and Books: Music for Haiti Healthy Kids – Gables . October 19, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160313062949/http://www.booksandbooks.com/event/live-music-courtyard-daniel-torrents-gables . March 13, 2016 . dead .
  8. Web site: Borgella is first Haitian to be drafted by the NFL . https://web.archive.org/web/20160409182101/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-2252335.html . dead . April 9, 2016 . Thomas, Eugene C . June 23, 1994 . Miami Times (via "HighBeam Research") . October 18, 2015.