The 2018 East–West Shrine Game was the 93rd staging of the all–star

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exhibition to benefit Shriners Hospital for Children. The game was played at

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, on January 20, 2018, with a 3:07 p.m. EST kickoff; televised on the

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. It was one of the final 2017–18 bowl games concluding the 2017 FBS football season. The game featured

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players (predominantly from the

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) and a few select invitees from Canadian university football, rostered into "East" and "West" teams. The game featured more than 100 players from the

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and prospects for the 2018 draft of the professional

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(NFL). In the week prior to the game,

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from all 32 NFL teams attended team practices. Coaches and game

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s were supplied by the NFL. Head coaches in the game were assistant coaches with NFL teams who did not advance to the postseason; Jonathan Hayes of the

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for the East team, and Bobby Johnson of the

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for the West team. The day before the game, the East–West Shrine Game

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Award was given to J. T. Barrett (QB,

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); the award "is presented to a player who best exemplifies character, intelligence, sportsmanship and service. The award is about a student-athlete's achievements and conduct, both on and off the field."

Coaching staffs

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Players

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East team

Selected players are listed below. Full roster on the official website. Matthew Thomas opted not to play in the

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West team

Selected players are listed below. Full roster on the official website.

Game summary

Scoring summary

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Statistics

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References

External links

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Coaching staffs

East team

West team

Players

East team

West team

Game summary

Scoring summary

Statistics

See also

References

Further reading

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