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Position: | Defensive back[1][2] | ||||
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Born: | Nassau, Bahamas | August 26, 1971||||
Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||
Weight: | 180 lb (82 kg) | ||||
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High school: | Miami Edison[3] | ||||
College: | Cincinnati[2] | ||||
NFL Draft: | 1994 / Round: 5 / Pick: 183 | ||||
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Jocelyn Kenza Borgella[3] (born August 26, 1971[2]) is a former American football cornerback in the National Football League for the Detroit Lions. He played college football at the Cincinnati. Borgella is the first player of Haitian descent to be drafted and play a game in the NFL.[5][6][7]
References
- ↑ ESPN – Jocelyn Borgella
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 NFL.com – Jocelyn Borgella
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Pro-Football Reference – Jocelyn Borgella
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Press, ed. (4 December 1998). "News Archive". The Sports Shelter. http://www.galeforcedesign.com/stormshelter/news/n101298.html. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ↑ Schwartz, Kaley, ed. (20 May 2015). "Meet the 2014 Miami-Dade Silver Knight Award winners". Miami Herald. http://www.miamiherald.com/site-services/miami-herald-events/silver-knight/article1964742.html. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ↑ Books and Books: Music for Haiti Healthy Kids – Gables
- ↑ Thomas, Eugene C, ed. (23 June 1994). "Borgella is first Haitian to be drafted by the NFL". Miami Times (via "HighBeam Research"). http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-2252335.html. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
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