FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. -- New Atlanta Falcons practice squad member Joe Vellano?told ESPN.com that former?New England Patriots?teammate Rob Gronkowski offered a helping hand after his Attleboro, Massachusetts, home burned down last week.The Patriots released Vellano just days after the fire.We were friends for the last three years, so we are good friends, Vellano said of Gronkowski on Thursday. He just said to me, Anything I can do to help? and stuff like that. Its kind of a crazy, weird time. Im just trying to put all things together right now.Vellano, who is from New York and played college football at Maryland, said police are still investigating the cause of the fire and assessing the damage to the duplex. The defensive lineman joined the Falcons practice squad this week.It was 15 or 20 minutes before we played our last preseason game [for New England], Vellano said of the fire. I just got a call that it was kind of caught on fire and burned up. It was nothing I could really do at that point. Theyre all kind of figuring it out right now. I ended up having to leave to come down here, but theyre going through the whole deal right now. Im learning new stuff every day.Vellano, a member of the Patriots 2014 NFL champion team that defeated current Falcons head coach and former Seattle defensive coordinator Dan Quinn, said he was the only person who lived in the home.I lost a lot of my Super Bowl stuff, he said. My ring was in my other house [in New York], but I had a bunch of helmets that were signed by the team and a bunch of gear and all that stuff. I had a little room for all the football stuff, and that caught on fire. Its been a whirlwind couple of days, but Im just glad to be here. Im here now with these guys and just moving forward.Vellano, 27, signed with the Patriots as an undrafted free agent in 2013. He started eight games as a rookie and one during the 2014 season. Vellano also spent time on the Indianapolis Colts practice squad last season before returning to New England. He was part of the Patriots final cuts last weekend. Vellano has 54 combined tackles and three sacks in his career. Cheap Air Max Wholesale . Los Angeles star goalie survived those perilous gymnastics with no problem, and he eventually backstopped the Kings to a skid-snapping win. Quick stopped 27 shots in his return from a 24-game injury absence, Jeff Carter scored the tiebreaking goal with 7:55 to play, and the Kings snapped their five-game losing streak with a 3-1 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Saturday night. Wholesale Nike Air Max . Traditional contenders Brazil, Greece and Turkey drew the other three spots to complete the 24-team field for this summers tournament in Spain, basketball governing body FIBA announced Saturday at its meeting in Barcelona. http://www.wholesaleairmax.us/ . According to a report from the Vancouver Province, the Lions are expected to replace former DC Rich Stubler with defensive backs coach Mark Washington. Discount Air Max Online . Thousands of Southern California fans enveloped the Trojans to celebrate an improbable win secured by an interim coach, an inconsistent kicker and a thin defence that wouldnt break. Cheap Air Max For Sale . -- For the first time in two months, an opponent was standing up to Alabama. DAYTON, Ohio -- Kyle Davis scored a career-high 18 points to lead Dayton over Division II Saint Josephs (Ind.) 91-59 on Tuesday night for its fourth straight win.Charles Cooke added 18 points and Kendall Pollard had 14 points for the Flyers (6-2), who shot 55 percent from the floor. Scoochie Smith chipped in 13 points. Cooke and Smith have scored in double figures in each game this season.Xeyrius Williams had five blocks and four steals -- both career highs -- and added eight points. His five bloccks is one off a program record held by five different players.ddddddddddddic Williams scored 17 points and made three 3-pointers to lead Saint Josephs. Davone Daniels had 14 points for the Pumas.The Flyers had a nine-point lead at halftime and stretched it to 65-45 with about eight minutes left.Dayton leads the series 5-0, but it was the first meeting since Dec. 1973. ' ' '