D.J. Shockley

Omaha Nighthawks general manager Rick Mueller told ESPN 1620 The Zone that former Atlanta Falcons quarterback D.J. Shockley. Mueller also mentioned Jeff Garcia, Brian St. Pierre, Brad Banks, and JaMarcus Russell as possible Nighthawk quarterbacks. Shockley has never played in an NFL game, but he has spent most of his career as the Falcons third string quarterback or on the Falcons practice squad. Shockley was drafted in the seventh round of the 2006 draft.Shockley was a great college...Read Full Story

The Atlanta Falcons have announced that they have waived quarterback D.J. Shockley. The Falcons have now reached the 80-man training camp roster limit. Shockley was drafted by the Falcons in the seventh round of the 2006 draft.Shockley did not make the Falcons 53-man roster last season and spent 2009 on the Falcon's practice squad. Instead, the Falcons opted to keep undrafted rookie John Parker Wilson as their third quarterback.Matt Ryan, Chris Redman, and John Parker Wilson are now the lone...Read Full Story

The Falcons official website reports that the team on Friday waived backup QB D.J. Shockley The Atlanta Falcons waived backup quarterback and former UGA star D.J. Shockley, the club announced Friday afternoon. Shockley was originally drafted by the Falcons in the seventh round (223rd pick overall) in 2006 out of the University of Georgia, he was released by the Falcons following 2009 training camp, but was signed to the practice squad on September 6, 2009. Shockley had also been released by...Read Full Story

The National Football Post reports that former Falcon QB D.J. Shockley has joined the UFL: The Omaha Nighthawks have invited former Atlanta Falcons quarterback D.J. Shockley to attend their minicamp, and he’s confirmed he’ll attend. Shockley isn’t listed on the Nighthawks’ roster. “I just got off the phone with D.J. and he’s all set,” Nighthawks football operations executive Ken Stills said. “He’s a great character guy. We’re very excited about having D.J. aboard.” Drafted in the seventh...Read Full Story

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