The Facts: Shockley will miss the rest of the season after tearing his anterior cruciate ligament and injuring the medial collateral ligament in his left knee in Friday's pre-season game against Buffalo, a person close to Shockley with knowledge of the injury said.

Diehards Line:According to Journal-Constitution staffer Steve Wyche, surgery has not been scheduled because medical officials are waiting for the swelling in the joint to subside. ... Meanwhile, team officials spent the weekend exploring options to replace Shockley, who was competing with Chris Redman for the No. 2 job behind starter Joey Harrington. They Falcons have held trade talks with Philadelphia about veteran Kelly Holcomb but nothing had developed as of Sunday. For now, second-year player Casey Bramlett, who was signed last week, is the third quarterback.