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NFL players and celebs playing video game for charity

Thursday evening in Los Angeles, a group of NFL players will participate in the Battlefield Celebrity Bracket Challenge, presented by EA and GameStop.

This charitable gathering coincides with the release of Battlefield: Bad Company 2.

The event will take place at Mi6.

9077 Santa Monica Blvd., West Hollywood

Red carpet opens at 7:00 p.m. PT

Bengals’ wide receiver Chad Ochocinco will co-host the affair. Other football players scheduled to attend include: the Eagles’ DeSean Jackson, 49ers’ Patrick Willis, Chiefs’ Matt Cassel, free agent Donnie Edwards and all-time great Marshall Faulk.  

Other attending celebrities include:  Olivia Munn (co-host), Stacy Keibler, AJ Buckley, Greg Grunberg, Matt Lanter, Tristan Wilds, Shaun Sipos, Charlie O’Connell, Perez Hilton, Andre Berto and Hal Sparks.

 

Photograph Source: everyjoe.com

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Jon Rapoport has spent his career working on all sides of the media and sports industry. He began his career at ESPN in studio production at the ESPN headquarters in Bristol, Connecticut. While there, he won an Emmy for his contribution to "SportsCenter." Following his tenure at ESPN, Jon relocated to Los Angeles, joining the staff of the “Best Damn Sports Show” on FOX Sports Net.

Upon leaving the show, Jon worked in Web site and sports radio show development/production, with Major League Baseball in media operation logistics for the World Baseball Classic and on behalf of Los Angeles’ effort to bring the 2016 Summer Olympics back to Southern California. Jon currently writes a political blog for the Los Angeles edition of Examiner.com.

Born and raised in Plymouth, Minnesota (just outside of Minneapolis), Jon is an avid sports fan, particularly for his beloved Minnesota teams. Jon graduated from the University of Maryland, College Park, where he earned his BA in communication and interned for ABC’s “Good Morning America” in New York City and Washington D.C. He is married and resides in Los Angeles.  

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