Troy Bergeron Troy Joseph Bergeron ( born December 3 , 1983 in New Orleans , Louisiana ) is an American football wide receiver who is currently a free agent . He was signed by the Columbus Wardogs as a street free agent in 2004 . He red - shirted during his first year of college football at Middle Tennessee State , but never played for the Blue Raiders . Bergeron has also been a member of the Georgia Force , Buffalo Bills , Columbus Lions , Atlanta Falcons , and Dallas Cowboys . Early years . Bergeron was a three - year starter at Shaw High School and helped them win the state championship in 2000 . He was named the 2000 " Columbus Ledger - Enquirer " ' s Offensive Player of the Year . He played wide receiver and had 25 receptions for 444 yards and seven touchdowns as a senior . He also had one interception in limited duty at cornerback . He missed three games his senior year following surgery to correct compartmental syndrome in his leg . College career . After graduating from high school , he committed to Auburn , but transferred to Middle Tennessee State University where he red - shirted his only season . He left Middle Tennessee State after one season and signed with the af2 ’ s Columbus Wardogs . Professional career . Columbus Wardogs . In 2004 , Bergeron played in the af2 for the Columbus Wardogs and recorded 77 receptions for 1 , 220 yards and 26 touchdowns despite missing the team ’ s first four games . He was only the third Wardog player to reach 1 , 000 yards receiving . He set a franchise single - game record with 212 receiving yards against Macon . Three weeks later , he had another record - breaking performance and set three single - game team records with 14 receptions for 216 yards and six touchdowns against Louisville . He was twice named the af2 ’ s Offensive Player of the Week . First stint with Force . In 2005 , Bergeron signed with the Georgia Force . As a rookie , he played in all 16 games and recorded 105 receptions for 1 , 372 yards and 31 touchdowns on offense . He also recorded 57 kickoff returnds for 1 , 058 yards . He was named the 2005 AFL Rookie of the Year and was selected to the 2005 AFL All - Rookie Team . Along with rookie teammate Derek Lee , the duo ended the season as the top receiving touchdown tandem in the AFL with 64 combined touchdowns ( Bergeron 31 and Lee 33 ) . In his AFL debut against the New Orleans VooDoo , he finished with a team - high six receptions for 116 yards and a game - high three receiving touchdowns after stepping in at the offensive specialist position for injured starter Scottie Montgomery in the second quarter . Was named Offensive Player of the Game for his first AFL game . He also totaled 74 yards on three kickoff returns . He recorded a career - long 51 - yard kickoff return and a career - long 37 - yard missed field goal return against the Grand Rapids Rampage . First stint with Falcons . Bergeron spent the 2006 AFL season preparing for the National Football League and was signed by the Atlanta Falcons as an undrafted rookie free agent . He attended training camp and was released following the final pre - season game . Buffalo Bills . He was signed to the Buffalo Bills practice squad in Week 13 of the regular season . Second stint with Force . In 2007 , Bergeron re - joined the Georgia Force . For the season he played in all 16 games and recorded a 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 returnds 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 and 24 touchdowns , he also rushed the ball seven times for 62 yards . He also recorded seven tackles on the season . He also added five kick returns for 71 yards . Columbus Lions . In 2009 , Bergeron signed with the Columbus Lions of the American Indoor Football Association . Second stint with Falcons . Bergeron was re - signed by the Atlanta Falcons on April 28 , 2009 only to be released on April 29 after failing his physical . He was re - signed by the team on May 10 . Bergeron was waived during final cuts on September 5 , 2009 and immediately re - signed to the practice squad . 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 . Dallas Cowboys . Bergeron signed to the Dallas Cowboys ' practice squad on December 15 , 2010 . He was released on July 28 , 2011 . Cleveland Gladiators . In response to the NFL lockout , Bergeron signed with the Cleveland Gladiators . The Cowboys retain his rights , but since there is no collective bargaining agreement , he cannot be stopped from playing in the Arena Football League .