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12/9/2016 12:00:00 AM | Football
Trey Hendrickson, Florida Atlantic University's senior defensive end, has been invited to play in the 92nd East/West Shrine game on Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017 at the Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Fla. The game will be televised on the NFL Network and events will run throughout the week leading into the game.
Hendrickson was recently named the 2016 Conference USA Defensive Player of the year, First Team All-Conference and was the Owls' MVP. He holds the program's record for sacks, tackles for a loss, quarterback hurries and was ranked No. 1 nationally in blocked kicks following the regular-season.
The Apopka, Fla native also has been invited to play in the NFLPA All-Star Game which is on the same day as the East/West Shrine Game.
Hendrickson is the 26th FAU player to participate in a postseason all-star game since the program's inception in 2001. He is the sixth to be invited to represent himself and the Owls in the East/West Shrine Game.
Previous Owls to Play in the East/West Shrine Game
Lestar Jean, 2010
Alfred Morris, 2011
Damian Parms, 2014
Trevon Coley, 2015
Cre'von Leblanc, 2015
Trey Hendrickson, 2016
Each of the FAU participants had an opportunity to sign a professional football contract and four are currently on an NFL roster.