He was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles in the 2006 NFL draft and was also a member of the Pittsburgh Steelers, but did not play in a regular season game for either team.

[10] Bloom was featured in The Weight of Gold (2020), an HBO Sports Documentary which "explor(es) the mental health challenges that Olympic athletes often face.

[13] On October 5, 2002, Bloom caught a pass from Robert Hodge against Kansas State in Boulder that resulted in a 94-yard (86 m) touchdown.

[19] On December 31, 2007, Bloom was signed by the Pittsburgh Steelers in preparation for the 2008 AFC playoff game against the Jacksonville Jaguars.

[23] In March 2003, Bloom won the 30th annual CBS Superstars competition in Jamaica; he defeated nine professional athletes including Dexter Jackson, Ahman Green, and Will Allen.

[27] As of 2018, Bloom is a college football and Olympic sports television analyst and has worked for ESPN, Fox, NBC and the Pac-12 Network.

[28] In 2018, Bloom became was a member of an exploratory committee for a possible bid for Denver to host a Winter Olympics.