The 2015 East–West Shrine Game, the 90th staging of the

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exhibition, was held on January 17, 2015, at 4:00 p.m. EST, and featured

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players and a few select invitees from Canadian university football. The game featured more than 100 players from the

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and prospects for the 2015 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. The game was held in

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, at

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, and benefits

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. The game was broadcast on the

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. The East–West Shrine Game

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Award was given to Jake Ryan ( 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."

Players

Full roster is availabl
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East Team

Offense

Defense

Specialists

West Team

Offense

Defense

Specialists

Game summary

Scoring summary

Statistics

Notes

* Former players

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(1955 game) and

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(1996 game) were selected for the East–West Shrine Game Hall of Fame.

2015 NFL Draft

References

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