Georgia's Apalachee High School continues to grapple with tragedy. But, the school's football team received a special surprise on Friday which many hope will help lift the spirits of the student athletes.

The Atlanta Falcons hosted the football players one week after a shooting left two students and two teachers dead. The high school athletes had the opportunity to get an up-close look at the Falcons at the team's training complex. 

The Falcons were continuing their preparations for Monday's game against the Philadelphia Eagles. The Falcons practice facility is located in Flowery Branch, Georgia, which is approximately 20 miles from the Apalachee High School campus.

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"I think it's incredible that you get a chance to see some young kids going through some tough stuff," Falcons assistant head coach Jerry Gray said. "I always look and say, 'Man, what are they going through?' They've got to go back to the school where it happened."

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Among the victims of the Sept. 4 shooting rampage was a teacher who served as an assistant coach for the Apalachee football team. 

Nine others were injured. Funerals for two of the victims took place on Saturday. A 14-year-old student has been charged with murder, and his father also faces charges for allegedly furnishing his son with a weapon.

During the shooting, some students scrambled for shelter in the high school's football stadium.

"When you get a little relief and you get a chance to kind of love on them a little bit, I think that's special for our guys," Gray said. "We're NFL guys, but we still understand what caring means."

Before their season-opening loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers, Falcons coaches and players wore Apalachee T-shirts during pregame warmups. A moment of silence was held before kickoff.

Falcons running back Bijan Robinson said the recent tragic events left him heartbroken, and he is keeping the entire community in his prayers. 

"I have brothers and sisters, and I have younger siblings… who want to go to school safely. Having that incident happen and having such a tragedy happen like that, it really broke my heart," Robinson told WSB-TV. 

"I even talked to one of the kids (who goes) to that school and just seeing her being in such a vulnerable space and just crying and still trying to have a smile… it really sucked. I just pray for those kids every single day. The kids, the faculty, everybody there."

Two-time Pro Bowler Grady Jarrett was born in Georgia and was raised in suburban Atlanta.

"It definitely meant a lot," the Falcons defensive lineman said. "I played Apalachee when I was in high school."

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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A 45-year-old man hiking alone in Alberta, Canada, was mauled by a bear late Friday morning, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) confirmed to Fox News Digital Saturday. 

The unnamed hiker from Calgary was in a remote part of Crowsnest Pass near Window Mountain Lake around 11:19 a.m., when the attack happened, leaving him with extensive injuries, RCMP public information officer Cst. Cory Riggs confirmed to Fox News Digital.

RCMP at Crowsnest Pass responded after receiving an emergency SOS activation from the hiker on the Great Divide Trail after the attack. 

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The man was taken to a hospital to be treated for his injuries, RCMP said in a release. 

Crowsnest Fire Rescue, Fish and Wildlife, Search and Rescue and STARS air ambulance assisted police in the man’s rescue.

"No matter what your experience level is, while exploring the wilderness, SOS devices are an essential tool for anyone who may find themselves in an emergency situation," the release said. "It is the most reliable way to call for help after sustaining an injury in an isolated area. Always make sure that you notify others of your planned route, along with your time of departure and approximate return."

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RCMP didn’t specify what type of bear attacked the man. It was likely a grizzly or a black bear, according to the CBC. 

Two weeks earlier, a man was attacked by a female grizzly in Calgary, CBC reported. 

On Sept.1, a hunter in Idaho was bitten by a grizzly in the Caribou-Targhee National Forest. 

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The attack was "like playing tug of war with your dog, but he was playing it with my arm and ripping it apart," hunter Riley Hill said afterward. 

Doctors estimate it will take two months for him to recover.