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Julio Jones, Todd Gurley and more involved in celebrity flag football game

January 8, 2018 Atlanta - Migos' Quavo attends before College Football Playoff National Championship at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Monday, January 8, 2018. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

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January 8, 2018 Atlanta - Migos' Quavo attends before College Football Playoff National Championship at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Monday, January 8, 2018. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM
By Maghen Moore
March 28, 2018

Former Bulldog Todd Gurley, Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Julio Jones, and other NFL players will team up with Atlanta rappers and celebrities for a celebrity flag football game.

Julio Jones will coach one team, and Atlanta rapper 2 Chainz will coach the opposing team.

NFL players like Todd Gurley, Alvin Kamara, Ezekiel Elliott, AJ Green, and Von Miller are a few notables participating in the game.

The event will be held at Atlanta rapper Quavo’s former high school, Berkmar High School, where the rapper played quarterback.

Atlanta Falcons Julio Jones shared a note to his Instagram calling the event “family friendly.”

The celebrity flag football game will be at Berkmar High School in Lilburn, Georgia, on April 1.

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