VIDEO – The NFL Players Association has been hosting the NFLPA Rookie Premiere event all this week in Los Angeles and the big event from Friday night was the flag football game at UCLA’s North Athletic Field, which kicked off at 5:30pm Pacific time. The event mixed current NFL stars like Felix Jones and DeSean Jackson, with NFL legends like Eddie George and Roger Craig, along with smattering of Hollywood celebrities like Sean Astin from Lord of the Rings and Rudy (one of the greatest football movies ever) and Donald Faison from Scrubs and Remember the Titans (another one of the all time great football films).
The game matched the Red Untouchables versus the Black Ninjas, and the Untouchables won the game 53 to 42.
Full rosters of the teams are included below:
Team 1 – Red Untouchables
The NFL Players – Felix Jones (Dallas), Dwayne Bowe (free agent), Jeff Blake (former New York, Cincinnati, New Orleans, Baltimore, Arizona and Philadelphia), Antonio Freeman (former Green Bay and Philadelphia), Brian Kelly (former Tampa Bay and Detroit), Ahman Green (former Green Bay and Houston)
The Celebrities – Keith Robinson (Dear John, Dreamgirls, Power Rangers), Brian Presley (Touchback, Borderland, General Hospital), Toccara Jones (America’s Next Top Model), Donald Faison (Scrubs, Remember the Titans) and Coffey Anderson (Nashville Star)
Team 2 – Black Ninjas
The NFL Players – DeSean Jackson (Philadelphia), Eddie George (Houston, Tennessee, Dallas), Ken O’Brien (New York, Philadelphia), Jesse Palmer (New York, San Francisco), J.J. Stokes (San Francisco, Jacksonville, New England), Jevon Kearse (Tennessee, Philadelphia) and Roger Craig (San Francisco, LA Raiders, Minnesota)
The Celebrities – Brandon Molale (Mr. Deeds, Dodgeball), Sean Astin (Lorg of the Rings Trilogy, Rudy, Goonies), Seba Johnson (two time Olympic skier) and Mario (platinum selling R&B artist)
