Bullseye Event Group is excited to announce that celebrity “Fit Chef” Eddie Jackson will be joining the star studded celebrity chef culinary crew for the 2017 Players Tailgate at Super Bowl LI in Houston, alongside chef Guy Fieri!
Season 11 winner of the “Next Food Network Star,” Jackson has created a unique style of cooking that combines food and fitness, two of his passions. After retiring from a successful career from the NFL, Jackson took time to tirelessly hone his cooking craft, competing and finishing in the top 6 of Fox’s “MasterChef” in season 4. Jackson can be seen on Food Network’s “BBQ Blitz.”
“We are so excited to have the ‘Fit Chef’ joining us for 2017 at Super Bowl LI,” Bullseye CEO Kyle Kinnett said. “Between Eddie Jackson, Aaron May and Fieri, we’re excited to see what kind of Texas-sized VIP menu these guys can come up with together.”
Eddie Jackson will join Guy Fieri in creation of an exclusive VIP menu, available to all Players Tailgate VIP guests. Guy Fieri will be adding several more Celebrity Chefs to make this the best line up of Chefs assembled. The exclusive menu will be released in the coming weeks on BullseyeEventGroup.com.
With over 25 NFL players and some of the biggest celebrities, Bullseye’s 2017 Players Tailgate at Super Bowl LI will be the biggest and best pre-game tailgate in Houston. One of America’s favorite chefs, Guy Fieri, will be returning to create the VIP menu, joined by chefs Eddie Jackson and Aaron May. Alongside Fieri at Super Bowl 50 in San Francisco, the 2016 Players Tailgate featured Fox Sports reporter and emcee Erin Andrews, Victoria’s Secret model Adriana Lima, celebrity chefs May and G Garvin, all-pro NFL players and more.
Bullseye Event Group is excited to announce the return of Guy Fieri as the head chef for the 2017 Players Tailgate at Super Bowl LI in Houston! The most recognizable chef in America, Fieri can be seen almost every day on Food Network, on shows such as Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Guy’s Grocery Games, Guy’s Big Bite and more.
“We couldn’t be more ecstatic to have Guy back for another year” Bullseye spokesman Kyle Kinnett said. “They say everything is bigger in Texas, and with Guy creating the menu again this year, this Players Tailgate will be just that. ”
Fieri will head up the creation of an exclusive VIP menu, available to all Players Tailgate VIP guests. The menu will be released in December.
With over 25 NFL players and some of the biggest celebrities, Bullseye’s 2017 Players Tailgate at Super Bowl LI will be the biggest and best pre-game tailgate in Houston. Alongside Fieri at Super Bowl 50 in San Francisco, the 2016 Players Tailgate featured Fox Sports reporter and emcee Erin Andrews, Victoria’s Secret model Adriana Lima, celebrity chefs G Garvin and Aaron May, all-pro NFL players and more.
The 2016 Players Tailgate was the most extravagant tailgate event yet. With players and celebrities mingling among our VIP guests, as well as many other surprises, it’s no wonder we had CBS San Francisco on hand to cover the event live!
CBS San Francisco reporter Mark Kelly was on site to preview what the 2016 Players Tailgate was set to entail, just hours before thousands were enjoying the VIP experience. Kelly previewed the silent auction, the food, the players and much more. Take a look for yourself!
Throughout the 2016 Players Tailgate, CBS San Francisco reporter Mark Kelly was live from the event, detailing the amazing pre-game party being thrown for our VIP guests. A tailgate unlike any other, featuring Erin Andrews, Guy Fieri, Victoria’s Secret Angel Adriana Lima, over 25 NFL players and more! Check out Kelly’s live shots during the 2016 Players Tailgate!
Kelly’s feature on the tailgate captures exactly what the tailgate represents: a VIP experience, filled with celebrities, NFL players, great food and an overall great experience.
As the dust settles behind the 2016 Players Tailgate, we take look back at the most amazing year yet!
The 2016 Players Tailgate’s oustide patio, which included an Anheuser-Busch “Best Damn Root Beer” kiosk and multiple HDTVs.
The 2016 Players Tailgate took place on February 7, 2016, in the parking lot of the Hyatt Regency in Santa Clara, California. The purpose of the Players Tailgate is to provide guests with not only an out of this world culinary experience, but to also allow guests the opportunity to mingle with NFL players and celebrities alike. The 2016 Players Tailgate proved to be Bullseye’s best tailgate yet, featuring everyone from NFL Pro Bowlers to supermodel surprise guests! Let’s take a look at what made the 2016 Players Tailgate the best tailgate in San Francisco!
The Chefs
The Players Tailgate in 2016 featured the biggest culinary lineup yet! Guy Fieri, Aaron May, Beau MacMillan and G Garvin led up a full staff that provided five-star food to the guests. The lineup included and super steak sandwich station, a 16-foot nacho bar, a “KILLER raw bar,” as Guy Fieri put it, and a premium open bar to all of our guests!
This all-you-can-eat all-star smorgasbord of food was so delicious, many guests were saying the food was “worth every penny.”
Chefs Aaron May and Beau MacMillan hang out at the 2016 Players Tailgate “Raw Bar.”Chef G Garvin prepares the charcuterie selection for the 2016 Players Tailgate.
The Players
The players attending this year’s 2016 Players Tailgate were better than ever! This year’s tailgate had nearly 30 players in attendance, ranging from Super Bowl champions to retired players.
The lineup of players included everything past Super Bowl champions to role players. Shane Vereen, former New England Patriot and current New York Giant, Indianapolis Colts Vontae Davis and Matt Overton, Kansas City Chief Jamaal Charles, New Orleans Saint Cameron Jordan, and so many others were all in attendance! The players were on hand to eat and hang out with guests all afternoon!
Indianapolis Colts Vontae Davis and Matt Overton were on hand to hang out with guests.Former Notre Dame teammates Michael Floyd Jr. (Arizona Cardinals) and Harrison Smith (Minnesota Vikings) hang out at the 2016 Players Tailgate.
The Celebrities
The VIP celebrities that attended this year’s Players Tailgate were unbelievable! Aside from our crew of celebrity chefs and players, we had Fox Sports sideline reporter Erin Andrews on hand to emcee the event! Andrews did player interviews and interacted with the crowd throughout the entire tailgate.
Aside from Andrews, we had a surprise appearance from Victoria’s Secret angel Adriana Lima! Adriana was on stage speaking with Erin Andrews and taking pictures with fans! Among some of the other celebrity guests, we had Maria Menounos from E! News, rapper Ludacris and more!
Fox Sports personality Erin Andrews and Victoria’s Secret Angel Adriana Lima pose in front of a Bullseye Event Group Banner at the 2016 Players Tailgate.Guy Fieri and Maria Menounos pose at the 2016 Players Tailgate.
The Food
The 2016 Players Tailgate showcased some of the most exquisite pregame tailgate food known to man! The lineup included a super steak sandwich station, a 16-foot nacho bar, a whole hog roast for barbecue and other pork delicacies, a complete raw bar and an open premium bar for all of our over-21 guests.
The whole hog roasting for the 2016 Players Tailgate.The KILLER Raw Bar, as described by Guy Fieri, at the 2016 Players Tailgate.
Want to check out more Players Tailgate action? Follow us on Twitter and Instagram, @Bullseye_Event, as well as following the hashtag #PlayersTailgate for posts from all of our wonderful guests!
To say the 2016 Players Tailgate was a success would be an understatement. Thank YOU, the guests, for making this year’s Players Tailgate the best tailgate on the planet! Don’t worry, we are already hard at work to ensure next year’s tailgate is better than the last. See you in Houston in 2017!
