Jocelyn Borgella

Games played:	15
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

Jocelyn Borgella
No. 27
Position:	Defensive back
Personal information
Born:	August 26, 1971 (age 53); Nassau, Bahamas
Height:	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight:	180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High school:	Miami Edison
College:	Cincinnati
NFL draft:	1994 / round: 5 / pick: 183
Career history
	Detroit Lions (1994–1996); Washington Redskins (1997)*; Scottish Claymores (1998);
	* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Games played:
Games played:	15
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

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
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e NFL.com -- Jocelyn Borgella
^ ^a ^b Pro-Football Reference -- Jocelyn Borgella
^ ^a ^b Press, ed. (4 December 1998). "News Archive". The Sports Shelter. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
^ Schwartz, Kaley, ed. (20 May 2015). "Meet the 2014 Miami-Dade Silver Knight Award winners". Miami Herald. 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"). Retrieved 18 October 2015.

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