D.J. Shockley News

Movements in the world of football Tuesday: National Football League ATLANTA FALCONS-Released PK Jason Elam.

We've had these over on our news side, but, just in case you missed it, there have been some shakeups on special teams in the NFC South today.

The Falcons are not spending any extra time preparing for Philadelphia's third-string quarterback, Michael Vick .

One day after quarterback Greg McElroy leads Alabama against Florida in the SEC Championship Game, his mentor may find himself playing on the very same Georgia Dome field.

The Falcons, who are thin at quarterback with an injury to Matt Ryan, added D.J. Shockley to the practice squad on Tuesday.

The Atlanta Falcons will be without quarterback Matt Ryan as they try to improve their playoff hopes in a key NFC game against Philadelphia this week.

HIS back against a wall, a throng of microphones aimed directly at him, Winnipeg Blue Bombers head coach Mike Kelly looked every bit the man facing a firing squad.But the rookie Bomber boss remains steadfast in the foundation he believes he's built, even though his handiwork will now be scrutinized.

Both SB Jabari Arthur and punter Mike Renaud were hobbling about while watching practice on Thursday.

Only if the Cowboys were this Intimidating The Cowboys are surely one of the most hated franchises of any team in the NFL, mainly because of their past success and somewhat due to the larger-than-life personality owner/GM Jerry Jones.

Coming into Dallas , the Atlanta Falcons are averaging 98.6 yards on the ground per game--not awful, but not good.

Louis Rams . Hill's wait for playing time could end this week when the Falcons play at Dallas.

The Atlanta Falcons released quarterback D.J. Shockley from the practice squad on Wednesday.

"A A CFL source said former Utah star Louie Sakoda, the kicker signed Wednesday by the Roughriders as a possible replacement for the injured Jamie Boreham, was actually acquired as part of a neg-list deal with the Bombers.

While Matt Ryan is getting a taste of what it's like to be star NFL quarterback, the adulation is nothing like his Falcons predecessor Michael Vick received as an Atlanta celebrity.

Georgia-Florida will be in Jacksonville until at least 2015. Good. The Georgia Athletic Association Board of Directors met Wednesday and agreed upon AD Damon Evans' proposal to keep the World's Largest Cocktail Party off campuses, out of Atlanta and in the state of Florida.

FALCONS CUT QB SHOCKLEY Former Georgia quarterback D.J. Shockley was released by the Falcons on Saturday, his agent told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Atlanta drafted Shockley in the seventh round of the 2006 draft.

Former Shaw standout and indoor football star Troy Bergeron signed on as a member of the Atlanta Falcons' practice squad Sunday.

Quarterback D.J. Shockley, Atlanta's seventh-round draft pick in 2006, defensive tackle Vance Walker, a seventh-round draft pick this year, are among eight players signed to the Falcons' practice squad.

Former University of Georgia Quarterback D.J. Shockley was cut by the Atlanta Falcons Saturday.

Biggest surprise: Wide receiver Eric Weems seemed to have no chance to make the roster at the start of camp.