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{{Infobox NFLretired
|image= <!-- only free-content images are allowed for depicting living people - see [[WP:NONFREE]] -->
|position=[[Wide receiver]]<BR>[[Return specialist]]
|number=85, 88, 84, 82, 15
|birthdate={{birth date and age|1972|6|23}}<BR>[[Miami]], [[Florida]]
|debutyear=1995
|finalyear=1999
|draftyear=1995
|draftround=5
|draftpick=145
|college=[[University of Mississippi|Mississippi]]
|teams=<nowiki></nowiki>
* [[Atlanta Falcons]] ({{NFL Year|1995}}–{{NFL Year|1996}})
* [[Green Bay Packers]] ({{NFL Year|1997}})
* [[Washington Redskins]] ({{NFL Year|1997}})
* Green Bay Packers ({{NFL Year|1998}})
* [[Tennessee Titans]] ({{NFL Year|1999}})
* [[Miami Dolphins]] ({{NFL Year|1999}})
* [[San Francisco 49ers]] ({{NFL Year|1999}})
* [[Chicago Enforcers]] ([[2001 XFL season|2001]])*
:<small>*Offseason and/or practice squad member only</small>
|stat1label=Return [[Touchdown]]s
|stat1value=3
|stat2label=[[Punt returner|PR]] yards
|stat2value=469
|stat3label=[[Kick returner|KR]] yards
|stat3value=3,427
|nfl=PRE729586
|highlights=<nowiki></nowiki>
* 1&times; [[Pro Bowl]] selection ([[1999 Pro Bowl|1998]])
* 1&times; [[All-Pro]] selection (1998)
}}
'''Roell Preston''' (born June 23, 1972, in [[Miami]], [[Florida]]) is a former professional [[American football]] player who was selected by the [[Atlanta Falcons]] in the fifth round of the [[1995 NFL Draft]]. A 5&nbsp;ft 10&nbsp;in, 187&nbsp;lb [[wide receiver]] from the [[University of Mississippi]], Preston played in five NFL seasons from 1995 to 1999 for the Falcons, the [[Green Bay Packers]], the [[Miami Dolphins]], the [[San Francisco 49ers]], and the [[Tennessee Titans]]. He was a 1998 [[Pro Bowl]] selection as a member of the Packers, mainly used as a [[Kickoff returner|kickoff]] and [[punt return]] specialist. He is currently living in the North Miami area.

==Early life==
Preston attended Hialeah High School in Hialeah, Florida and was a letterman in football and track. In football, he was a first-team All-Dade County selection as a senior. As a junior, he was a second-team All-Dade County selection. All three years at Hialeah High Preston donned jersey number 2.

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| DATE OF BIRTH = June 23, 1972
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[[Category:1972 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:People from Miami, Florida]]
[[Category:American football wide receivers]]
[[Category:American football return specialists]]
[[Category:Ole Miss Rebels football players]]
[[Category:Atlanta Falcons players]]
[[Category:Green Bay Packers players]]
[[Category:Washington Redskins players]]
[[Category:Miami Dolphins players]]
[[Category:San Francisco 49ers players]]
[[Category:Tennessee Titans players]]
[[Category:National Conference Pro Bowl players]]


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