The Atlanta Falcons announced they have officially signed No. 38 overall pick OL Matthew Bergeron to a rookie contract.
Atlanta has now signed all six of their picks from the 2023 NFL Draft.
Rd | Pick | Player | Pos. | Note |
1 | 8 | Bijan Robinson | RB | Signed |
2 | 38 | Matthew Bergeron | OG | Signed |
3 | 75 | Zach Harrison | DE | Signed |
4 | 113 | Clark Phillips | DB | Signed |
7 | 224 | DeMarcco Hellams | S | Signed |
7 | 225 | Jovaughn Gwyn | G | Signed |
Bergeron, 23, is a native French speaker hailing from Victoriaville, Quebec, Canada and was named Second-team All-ACC in 2022.
Lance Zierlein compares him to Browns LG Joel Bitonio.
He’s projected to sign a four-year, $8,978,480 rookie contract that includes a $3,529,804 signing bonus and will carry a cap figure of $1,632,451 in 2023.
During his four-year career at Syracuse, Bergeron appeared in 46 games on the offensive line.
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