Breon Borders

BIOGRAPHY

Breon Borders was born July 22, 1995, in Statesville, North Carolina. He is a cornerback in the NFL. Borders was selected to the 2016 All-ACC third team. He recorded 148 total tackles, one sack, 12 interceptions, 34 pass deflections, and two forced fumbles in 49 games (35 starts). Borders signed with the Oakland Raiders as an undrafted free agent on May 5, 2017. He was waived on September 2, 2017, and was signed to the Raiders' practice squad the next day. On December 16, 2017, Borders was signed by the Buffalo Bills off of the Raiders' practice squad. On September 1, 2018, Borders was waived by the Bills. On September 12, 2018, Borders was signed to the Houston Texans practice squad. He was released on October 2, 2018. On October 25, 2018, Borders was signed to the Jacksonville Jaguars practice squad. He was promoted to the active roster on December 22, 2018. On December 3, 2019, Borders was waived by the Jaguars and re-signed to the practice squad. On December 24, 2019, Borders was signed by the Washington Redskins off the Jaguars practice squad. He was released on March 23, 2020. Borders signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers on April 16, 2020. He was waived on August 11, 2020. Borders was claimed off waivers by the Miami Dolphins on August 12, 2020. He was waived on September 5, 2020. On September 21, 2020, Borders was signed to the Tennessee Titans' practice squad. He was placed on the practice squad/COVID-19 list by the team on October 8 and activated back to the practice squad on October 20. He was elevated to the active roster on October 31 for the team's Week 8 game against the Cincinnati Bengals and reverted to the practice squad after the game. He was signed to the active roster on November 7. In Week 12 against the Indianapolis Colts, Borders recorded his first career interception off a pass thrown by Philip Rivers during the 45–26 win. He was placed on injured reserve on December 12, 2020. He was waived by the Titans on February 25, 2021, but resigned on March 1, 2021