Troy Bergeron

Troy Joseph Bergeron (born December 3, 1983) is an American former football wide receiver in the National Football League for the Buffalo Bills, Atlanta Falcons and Dallas Cowboys. He also was a member of the Georgia Force and Cleveland Gladiators in the Arena Football League. He never played college football.

Early life Bergeron attended Shaw High School. He was a three-year starter at wide receiver in a Wing T offense, that focused on running the football. As a junior in 2000, he contributed to the team winning the state championship, while being named the 2000 Columbus Ledger-Enquirer's Offensive Player of the Year.

As a senior, he posted 25 receptions for 444 yards and 7 touchdowns. He had one interception in limited duty at cornerback. He missed three games during the season because of surgery to correct compartmental syndrome in his leg.

In track, he was part of the Georgia Class 4A state champion 4 × 100 metres relay team and placed second in the 400 metres as a senior.

College career Bergeron initially accepted a football scholarship from Auburn University. Before he enrolled at the school, the coaches asked him to switch to defensive back because of a surplus at the wide receiver position, so he asked to be released from his scholarship. He was released on February 14, 2007.

Georgia Force (second stint) In February 2007, Bergeron re-joined the Georgia Force. He appeared in all 16 games and recorded career highs in receptions (132), receiving yards (1,736), touchdowns (41), rushing attempts (10) and rushing yards (81), while earning Second team All-Arena honors. He and teammate Wide receiver Chris Jackson became the first receiving tandem in AFL history to record at least 130 catches, 1,700 receiving yards and 40 touchdowns each.

He led the team in receptions (13) and receiving yards (194), he also recorded four touchdowns on the road against the Austin Wranglers. He also had six kickoff returns for 103 yards and one rush for 10 yards. His 194 receiving yards and 307 total yards set new single-game franchise-highs. He also added two tackles and one fumble recovery on special teams.

In 2008, Bergeron recorded 91 receptions for 1,247 yards, 24 touchdowns, 7 carries for 62 yards and 7 tackles. He also added five kickoff returns for 71 yards. The Arena Football League folded after the season.

Columbus Lions In March 2009, Bergeron signed with the Columbus Lions of the American Indoor Football Association. He led the team in receiving yards, touchdowns and catches. He contributed to the franchise winning the SIFL championship in 2010.

Atlanta Falcons (second stint) On April 28, 2009, he was signed by the Atlanta Falcons, only to be released on April 29 after failing his physical with a hamstring injury. He was re-signed by the team on May 10. He was then promoted to the active roster on November 14. Bergeron was released November 16 and re-signed to the practice squad on November 18.

Ten days later, he was promoted to the 53-man roster again. On December 2, he returned to the practice squad. Due to the release of running back Verron Haynes, Bergeron was promoted to the active roster on December 5. Bergeron was waived again by the Falcons on December 7 and added to back to the practice squad on December 9. The Falcons promoted Bergeron to the active roster again on December 15 when wide receiver Brian Finneran was placed on injured reserve. He spent a total of 6 games on the active roster. He was released on September 4, 2010.

Cleveland Gladiators On October 3, 2010, he signed with the Cleveland Gladiators of the Arena Football League.

Dallas Cowboys On December 15, 2010, he was signed to the Dallas Cowboys' practice squad. In March 2011, because of the NFL labor dispute and lockout decision, he signed with the Cleveland Gladiators of the Arena Football League. He returned to the Cowboys after the collective bargaining agreement was signed. He was released on July 28, 2011.

Personal life In 2016, he was hired as a physical education teacher and a football assistant coach at Saint Francis Day School, Inc. He has been teaching football at Saint Francis Day School for 6 years.