Borresen attended Valley Stream North High School, where he participated in football and track.
[2] He received AP second-team All-Big Ten and UPI honorable-mention All-American honors.
[3][4] Borresen was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Dallas Cowboys after the 1987 NFL draft.
He was re-signed to be a part of the Dallas replacement team that was given the mock name "Rhinestone Cowboys" by the media.
[7] Borresen works in the construction industry, after co-founding the company PRB Innovations with his brother in 1991.