Matthew Bergeron on growing up in Quebec, language barriers and being a self-made man | Falcons in Focus
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Show Notes
Falcons rookie left guard Matthew Bergeron joins Scott Bair and Tori McElhaney to discuss life growing up in Quebec, Canada, and how he was introduced to football, got a scholarship to Syracuse as a complete unknown and overcame a language barrier as a native French speaker after coming to the United States.
00:00 - Intro
00:25 - Falcons French 101
02:46 - Journey from Canada to play in NFL
12:22 - Learning English & language of Football
15:46 - Getting First Start
19:20 - COVID & Importance of Family
21:30 - Draft night & representing Canada
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