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- What: East-West All-Star Shrine Game
- When: Saturday, 2 PM central time
College football players from the East and West sides of the country have been practicing all week in preparation for this weekend's all-stat game at the Citrus Bowl in Orlando, FL. Tomorrow's game is especially interesting for Kansas City Chiefs fans.
Why? Because former Chiefs coach Marty Schottenheimer and new Chiefs defensive coordinator Romeo Crennel are the coaches. Marty is heading up the West squad and Romeo is coaching the East squad.
What is the East-West Shrine game exactly? It's sort of a poor man's Senior Bowl/All-Star game. Players from eastern schools compete against players from western schools and the proceeds go to the Shriner Hospitals. As Bob Gretz noted last week, the East-West Shrine game has fallen behind in importance to the Senior Bowl, which is played next Saturday, January 30th in Mobile, AL.
No first round talent will be in Orlando this weekend but shouldn't that mean Pioli and Co. will be all the more interested?
After the jump, courtesy of Josh Looney over at the mothership this morning, we have the East-West Shrine game players drafted by the Chiefs in recent years. I've also included the full roster for both squads.
- RB Javarris Williams, 2009 (7th round, 212th overall)
- *WR Will Franklin, 2008 (4th round, 105th overall)
- WR Kevin Robinson, 2008 (6th round, 182nd overall)
- K Justin Medlock, 2007 (5th round, 160th overall)
- T Herb Taylor, 2007 (6th round, 196th overall)
- TE Michael Allan, 2007 (7th round, 231st overall)
- WR Jeff Webb, 2006 (6th round, 190th overall)
- LB/FB Boomer Grigsby, 2005 (5th round, 138th overall)
- DE Will Svitek, 2005 (6th round, 187th overall)
- WR Samie Parker, 2004 (4th round, 105th overall)
- DE Jared Allen, 2004 (4th round, 126th overall)
*Invited, but missed game due to injury
And to get even more conversation going, here are the full rosters for the game:
East Roster
| First Name | Last Name | Position | School | Hometown |
| Freddie | Barnes | Wide Receiver | Bowling Green State University | Chicago, IL |
| Patrick | Simonds | Wide Receiver | Colgate University | Sidney, NY |
| Blair | White | Wide Receiver | Michigan State University | Saginaw, MI |
| Naaman | Roosevelt | Wide Receiver | University at Buffalo | Buffalo, NY |
| Alric | Arnett | Wide Receiver | West Virginia University | Belle Glade, FL |
| Ali | Villanueva | Tight End | Army | Meridian, MS |
| Andrew | Quarless | Tight End | Penn State University | Long Island, NY |
| Nate | Byham | Tight End | University of Pittsburgh | Franklin, PA |
| Justin | Woodall | Strong Safety | University of Alabama | Oxford, MS |
| Darian | Stewart | Strong Safety | University of South Carolina | Huntsville, AL |
| Barry | Church | Strong Safety | University of Toledo | Pittsburgh, PA |
| Andre | Anderson | Running Back | Tulane University | Stone Mountain, GA |
| Andre | Dixon | Running Back | University of Connecticut | North Brunswick, NJ |
| Javarris | James | Running Back | University of Miami | Immokalee, FL |
| John | Skelton | Quarterback | Fordham University | El Paso, TX |
| Mike | Kafka | Quarterback | Northwestern University | Oak Lawn, IL |
| Daryll | Clark | Quarterback | Penn State University | Youngstown, OH |
| Jeremy | Boone | Punter | Penn State University | Mechanicsburg, PA |
| Kavell | Conner | Outside Linebacker | Clemson University | Richmond, VA |
| Chris | McCoy | Outside Linebacker | Middle Tennessee State | Villa Roca, MS |
| O'Brien | Schofield | Outside Linebacker | University of Wisconsin | Chicago, IL |
| Rodger | Saffold III | Offensive Tackle | Indiana University | Bedford, OH |
| Kevin | Haslam | Offensive Tackle | Rutgers University | Mahwah, NJ |
| Kyle | Calloway | Offensive Tackle | University of Iowa | Vail, AZ |
| Chris | Scott | Offensive Tackle | University of Tennessee | Riverdale, GA |
| Ben | Staggs | Offensive Tackle | West Liberty University | Wooster, OH |
| Thomas | Austin | Offensive Guard | Clemson University | Clemson, SC |
| Cord | Howard | Offensive Guard | Georgia Tech | Phenix City, AL |
| Mitch | Petrus | Offensive Guard | University of Arkansas | Carlisle, AR |
| Sergio | Render | Offensive Guard | Virginia Tech | Newman, GA |
| Chris | DeGeare | Offensive Guard | Wake Forest University | Kernersville, NC |
| Joshua | Shene | Kicker | University of Mississippi | Oklahoma City, OK |
| Mike | McLaughlin | Inside Linebacker | Boston College | Woburn, MA |
| Jamar | Chaney | Inside Linebacker | Mississippi State University | Ft. Pierce, FL |
| Ross | Pospisil | Inside Linebacker | Navy | Temple, TX |
| Kion | Wilson | Inside Linebacker | University of South Florida | Miami, FL |
| Richard | Dickson | Fullback | Louisiana State University | Ocean Springs, MS |
| Van | Eskridge | Free Safety | East Carolina University | Shelby, NC |
| Kam | Chancellor | Free Safety | Virginia Tech | Norfolk, VA |
| Doug | Worthington | Defensive Tackle | Ohio State University | Athol Springs, NY |
| Mike | Neal | Defensive Tackle | Purdue University | Merrillville, IN |
| Torell | Troup | Defensive Tackle | University of Central Florida | Conyers, GA |
| Nate | Collins | Defensive Tackle | University of Virgina | Port Chester, NY |
| Willie | Young | Defensive End | North Carolina State University | Riviera Beach, FL |
| Rahim | Alem | Defensive End | Louisiana State University | New Orleans, LA |
| Lindsey | Witten | Defensive End | University of Connecticut | Cleveland, OH |
| Greg | Hardy | Defensive End | University of Mississippi | Millington,TN |
| Chris | Chancellor | Cornerback | Clemson University | Miami, FL |
| Aaron | Berry | Cornerback | University of Pittsburgh | Harrisburg, PA |
| Stephan | Virgil | Cornerback | Virginia Tech | Rocky Mount, NC |
| Patrick | Stoudamire | Cornerback | Western Illinois University | Portland, OR |
| Jim | Cordle | Center | Ohio State University | Lancaster, OH |
| A.J. | Trump | Center | University of Miami | Palm Harbor, FL |
| Matt | Morencie | Center | University of Windsor | Windsor, ON |
West Roster
| First Name | Last Name | Position | School | Hometown |
| Seyi | Ajirotutu | Wide Receiver | Fresno State University | El Dorado Hills, CA |
| Emmanuel | Sanders | Wide Receiver | Southern Methodist University | Bellville, TX |
| Terrence | Austin | Wide Receiver | UCLA | Longbeach, CA |
| Verran | Tucker | Wide Receiver | University of California | Lynwood, CA |
| Kerry | Meier | Wide Receiver | University of Kansas | Pittsburg, KS |
| Jordan | Sisco | Wide Receiver | University of Regina | Regina, SK |
| David | Reed | Wide Receiver | University of Utah | New Britain, CT |
| Dennis | Pitta | Tight End | Brigham Young University | Moorpark, CA |
| Nathan | Overbay | Tight End | Eastern Washington University | Chehalis, WA |
| Riar | Geer | Tight End | University of Colorado | Grand Junction, CO |
| Darrell | Stuckey | Strong Safety | University of Kansas | Kansas, KS |
| Chris | Thomas | Safety | Air Force Academy | Westerville, OH |
| Klint | Kubiak | Safety | Colorado State University | Houston,TX |
| Robert | Johnson | Safety | University of Utah | Los Angeles, CA |
| Dimitri | Nance | Running Back | Arizona State University | Euless, TX |
| Lonyae | Miller | Running Back | Fresno State University | Fontana, CA |
| Keith | Toston | Running Back | Oklahoma State University | Angleton, TX |
| Max | Hall | Quarterback | Brigham Young University | Mesa, AZ |
| Matt | Nichols | Quarterback | Eastern Washington University | Cottonwood, CA |
| Todd | Reesing | Quarterback | University of Kansas | Austin, TX |
| Robert | Malone | Punter | Fresno State University | Riverside, CA |
| Dexter | Davis | Outside Linebacker | Arizona State University | Phoenix, AZ |
| Keaton | Kristick | Outside Linebacker | Oregon State University | Fountain Hills, AZ |
| Stevenson | Sylvester | Outside Linebacker | University of Utah | Las Vegas, NV |
| Jason | Beauchamp | Outside Linebacker | UNLV | San Diego, CA |
| Cole | Pemberton | Offensive Takle | Colorado State University | Highsland Ranch, CO |
| Chris | Marinelli | Offensive Tackle | Stanford University | Braintree, MA |
| Marshall | Newhouse | Offensive Tackle | Texas Christian University | Dallas, TX |
| Mike | Tepper | Offensive Tackle | University of California | Cypress, CA |
| Shelley | Smith | Offensive Guard | Colorado State University | Phoenix, AZ |
| Reggie | Stephens | Offensive Guard | Iowa State University | Dallas, TX |
| Michael | Shumard | Offensive Guard | Texas A& M University | Fort Hood, TX |
| Brandon | Carter | Offensive Guard | Texas Tech University | Longview, TX |
| Carter | Brunelle | Long Snapper | Baylor University | San Antonio, TX |
| Hunter | Lawrence | Kicker | University of Texas | Boerne, TX |
| Joe | Pawelek | Inside Linebacker | Baylor University | San Antonio, TX |
| Reggie | Carter | Inside Linebacker | UCLA | Los Angeles, CA |
| Ryan | Moya | Fullback | UCLA | El Dorado Hills, CA |
| TJ | Ward | Free Safety | University of Oregon | Antioch, CA |
| Ekom | Udofia | Defensive Tackle | Stanford University | Phoenix, AZ |
| Earl | Mitchell | Defensive Tackle | University of Arizona | Houston, TX |
| Jaron | Baston | Defensive Tackle | University of Missouri | Blue Springs, MO |
| Daniel | Te'o Nesheim | Defensive Tackle | University of Washington | Waikoloa, HI |
| Martin | Tevaseu | Defensive Tackle | UNLV | Boonville, CA |
| Jan | Jorgensen | Defensive End | Brigham Young University | Helper, UT |
| Jeffery | Fitzgerald | Defensive End | Kansas State University | Richmond, VA |
| James | Ruffin | Defensive End | University of Northern Iowa | Burnsville, MN |
| Thad | Turner | Cornerback | Ohio State University | Marietta, GA |
| Jamar | Wall | Cornerback | Texas Tech University | Plaview, TX |
| Alterraun | Verner | Cornerback | UCLA | Carson, CA |
| Devin | Ross | Cornerback | University of Arizona | Los Angeles, CA |
| Brian | Jackson | Cornerback | University of Oklahoma | DeSoto, TX |
| John | Estes | Center | University of Hawaii | Stockton, CA |
| Kenny | Alfred | Center | Washington State University | Gig Harbor, WA |
Anyone in particular you're keeping an eye on this weekend?