The 2019 East–West Shrine Game was the 94th 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 19, 2019, with a 3:00 p.m. EST kickoff, televised on the

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. It was one of the final 2018–19 bowl games concluding the 2018 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 2019 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. The day before the game, the East–West Shrine Game

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Award was given to Cody Barton (LB,

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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

In early January 2019, head coaches were announced; Sam Mills III, defensive line coach for the

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, and Adam Zimmer, linebackers coach for the

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, for the East and West teams, respectively. Each head coach had a support staff of 13 coaches.

Players

Players who accepted invitations to the game are listed on the official website; selected players are listed below.

East team

Full roster onlin
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West team

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Game summary

Scoring summary

Statistics

References

External links

Box score
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Game summary
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2019 East-West Shrine Game highlights
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