Jackson broke his left leg against Texas A&M in the eighth week of the 2016 season, ending his year. He was named the Defensive MVP of the 2016 College Football Playoff National Championship after recording three tackles and an interception against Clemson in a 45–40 victory. He played in all 15 games, recording 46 tackles and six interceptions. Prior to his junior year in 2015, Jackson switched from cornerback to safety. He recorded 41 tackles, one sack and one interception. Jackson tore his ACL prior to this sophomore season in April 2014 but returned that year to play in 11 games with 10 starts. As a true freshman in 2013, he played in seven games with four starts and had 19 tackles and one interception. Jackson started his career at Alabama as a cornerback. Jackson committed to the University of Alabama to play college football under head coach Nick Saban. As a senior, he had 37 receptions for 792 yards on offense and 66 tackles and five interceptions on defense. He played defensive back and wide receiver for the football team. Anderson High School in Lauderdale Lakes, Florida. CFP National Championship Game Defensive MVP (2015)Įddie Jackson (born December 10, 1993) is an American football free safety for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL).He also infrequently served as a judge on "Clash of the Grandmas." He has competed and judged on several occasions on "Guy's Grocery Games." Jackson is the current host of "Christmas Cookie Challenge" on the Food Network. Since 2016 he has hosted the Food Network cooking competition series "Kids BBQ Championship." For the first season in 2016 his co-host was model Camila Alves, while for the 2nd season in 2017 his co-host was fellow "Food Network Star" winner (season 9) Damaris Phillips. The show ran for six episodes in late 2015. As a reward for winning" Food Network Star," Jackson got his own Food Network cooking competition series, "BBQ Blitz," in which contestants competed to create the best barbecue dish Jackson served as the host. He was declared the winner of the competition, beating out eleven other contestants. Jackson then competed on the eleventh season of the Food Network series "Food Network Star," which aired in summer 2015. Jackson was a contestant on season 4 of the reality cooking competition show "MasterChef," which aired in 2013. Cooking had been a lifelong passion of his. After retiring from football, Jackson became a personal trainer, as well as owning a food truck, Caribbean Grill, in Houston. Jackson was signed by the Washington Redskins during the 2008 offseason but was released on June 5. He was released by the Patriots during the 2007 season. The contract contained no signing bonus, and base salaries of $1,510,000 in 2007 and $1,605,000 in 2008. On March 19, 2007, Jackson signed a two-year deal with the New England Patriots. Due in part to his injury, Jackson was not tendered a contract by the Dolphins as a restricted free agent. He spent the 20 seasons with the Miami Dolphins, and ended his last year on injured reserve with a torn anterior cruciate ligament suffered in a December 25 contest. Jackson was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Carolina Panthers in 2004. He still holds the freshman record for the 110 high hurdles. Jackson was also a College All-American in Track and Field where he won four national Titles. He also ran the high hurdles for the national champion Razorback track team. In college, Jackson started 21 of 47 games at both the cornerback and strong safety slots for the University of Arkansas and totaled 174 tackles, 35 passes defensed, one forced fumble, and two fumble recoveries. Jackson played in the NFL as a member of the Miami Dolphins, New England Patriots, and Washington Redskins. He is a member of Phi Beta Sigma fraternity. He played college football at the University of Arkansas. He was signed by the Carolina Panthers as an undrafted free agent in 2004. Eddie Jackson (born December 19, 1980) is an American chef and former football cornerback.
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