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Falcons Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)

In each of the last three NFL drafts, the Falcons have selected a player from the University of Georgia. In 2006, quarterback D.J. Shockley was selected in the seventh round with the 223rd pick overall. In 2007, tight end Martrez Milner was selected in the fourth round with the 133rd pick overall. Last season, running back Thomas Brown was selected in the sixth round with the 172nd overall pick. Before Shockley was picked, the franchise had stayed away from Georgia players for more than a decade. They had taken Mitch Davis in the fourth round (118 overall) of the 1994 draft. The Falcons brain trust was out in full force for Georgia's pro day. The team was represented by general manager Thomas Dimitroff, head coach Mike Smith, director of... Read more...