The 2009 East–West Shrine Game was the 84th staging of the all-star

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exhibition game featuring

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players. The game featured over 100 players from the 2008 college football season, and prospects for the 2009 Draft of the professional National Football League (NFL). In the week prior to the game, scouts from all 32 NFL teams attended. The proceeds from the East–West Shrine Game benefit Shriners Hospitals for Children. The game was played on January 17, 2009, at 3 p.m. CT at Robertson Stadium on the campus of the University of Houston, and was televised by ESPN2. The game was won by the East team, 24–19. The offensive MVP was

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( RB, Nebraska), while the defensive MVP was Michael Tauiliili ( LB, Duke). The Pat Tillman Award was presented to

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( FB, Army); the award "is presented to a player who best exemplifies character, intelligence, sportsmanship and service".

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2009 NFL Draft

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