Eddie Jackson (American football)
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| Position: | Cornerback |
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| Date of birth: | December 19, 1980 |
| Place of birth: | Richardson, Texa |
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight: | 200 lb (91 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College: | Arkansas |
| Undrafted: | 2004 |
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Eddie Paul Jackson, Jr. (born December 19, 1980) is a former American football cornerback. He was signed by the Carolina Panthers as an undrafted free agent in 2004. He played college football at the University of Arkansas.
Jackson was also a member of the Miami Dolphins, New England Patriots and Washington Redskins.
College career
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. He also ran the high hurdles for the national champion Razorback track team. Eddie Jackson was also a College All American in Track and Field where he won 4 national Titles. He still holds the freshman record for the 110 high hurdles.
Professional career
Carolina Panthers
Jackson was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Carolina Panthers in 2004.
Miami Dolphins
He spent the 2005 and 2006 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.
Due in part to his injury, Jackson was not tendered a contract by the Dolphins as a restricted free agent.
New England Patriots
On March 19, 2007, Jackson signed a two-year deal with New England Patriots. The contract contained no signing bonus, and base salaries of $1,510,000 in 2007 and $1,605,000 in 2008. He was released by the Patriots during the 2007 season.
Washington Redskins
Jackson was signed by the Washington Redskins during the 2008 offseason but was released on June 5.
MasterChef
For the 2013 season of the televised MasterChef competition, Jackson was accepted for participation by two of the three judges on the May 22nd, 2013 episode. He moved to the Top 19, and won two Mystery Box challenges and had seven wins total. He was eliminated from MasterChef on July 31, 2013 and came in eighth place.