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: |
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| 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
- Web site: ESPN – Jocelyn Borgella.
- Book: Bengals, 1997 Media Guide . 45 . 6 July 2024.
- http://www.nfl.com/player/jocelynborgella/2499711/profile NFL.com – Jocelyn Borgella
- Web site: Jocelyn Borgella Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College . 2024-03-16 . Pro-Football-Reference.com . en.
- Web site: 1994 NFL Draft Listing . 2023-03-31 . Pro-Football-Reference.com .
- Web site: Meet the 2014 Miami-Dade Silver Knight Award winners . Schwartz, Kaley . May 20, 2015 . Miami Herald . October 18, 2015.
- 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 .
- 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.
