The 2017 East–West Shrine Game was the 92nd staging of the all–star

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

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, on January 21, 2017, with a 3:00 p.m. EST kickoff. It was one of the final 2016–17 bowl games concluding the 2016 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 2017 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. This was first East–West Shrine Game with coaches and game

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

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of the

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and George Edwards of the

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. The game was broadcast on the

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Players

East team

Offense

Defense

Specialists

West team

Offense

Defense

Specialists

Game summary

Scoring summary

Statistics

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References