Talley was not selected in the [[2003 NFL Draft]], but was signed as a [[free agent]] by the [[Atlanta Falcons]].<ref>[httphttps://sportswww.espn.go.com/nfl/teamtransactions?team=/transactions/_/name/atl/atlanta-falcons "Atlanta Falcons Transactions - 2003."] ''[[ESPN.com]].'' Retrieved September 28, 2013.</ref> Talley was released during training camp. Talley also had free agent contracts with the [[Canadian Football League]]'s [[Edmonton Eskimos]] in 2004 and the [[Montreal Alouettes]] for the 2005 season, but was released in the pre-season each time.<ref>[http://www.hognation.net/football/bios/t.html "Football Player Bios: Fred Talley."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080829121034/http://www.hognation.net/football/bios/t.html |date=2008-08-29 }} ''www.hognation.net.'' Retrieved September 28, 2013.</ref><ref>[https://www.cfl.ca/article/pre_season_transactions__june_1_14_ "Pre-Season Transactions (June 1-14)."] ''www.cfl.ca'', June 15, 2005. Retrieved September 28, 2013.</ref>
