Matthew Bergeron on growing up in Quebec, language barriers and being a self-made man | Falcons in Focus

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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