Daryl Ronald Gardener (born February 25, 1973) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL) for the Miami Dolphins, Washington Redskins, and Denver Broncos. He played college football at Baylor University and was selected in the first round (20th overall) of the 1996 NFL draft by the Miami Dolphins in a spot Ray Lewis thought was sure to be his.[1][2]
 Gardner with the Miami Dolphins | |||||||||||||
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| Position | Defensive tackle | ||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||
| Born | February 25, 1973 Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 295 lb (134 kg) | ||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||
| High school | Lawton (Lawton, Oklahoma) | ||||||||||||
| College | Baylor | ||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 1996: 1st round, 20th overall pick | ||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics | |||||||||||||
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On June 28, 2011, Gardener was arrested and charged with domestic-violence battery after he allegedly head butted his girlfriend during an argument.[3]
NFL career statistics
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| Bold | Career high |
Regular season
edit| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Comb | Solo | Ast | Sck | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FF | FR | Yds | TD | ||
| 1996 | MIA | 16 | 12 | 32 | 23 | 9 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | MIA | 16 | 16 | 52 | 32 | 20 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | MIA | 16 | 16 | 39 | 27 | 12 | 1.0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | MIA | 16 | 15 | 51 | 29 | 22 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 0 |
| 2000 | MIA | 10 | 10 | 49 | 35 | 14 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | MIA | 8 | 8 | 28 | 17 | 11 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | WAS | 15 | 15 | 52 | 45 | 7 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | DEN | 5 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 102 | 94 | 311 | 213 | 98 | 19.0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 33 | 0 | |
Playoffs
editReferences
edit- ↑ Hensley, Jamison (February 2, 2018). "Sizing up a legend: Inside Ray Lewis' draft-day slide to the Ravens". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
- ↑ "1996 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 30, 2023.
- ↑ Former NFL player, girlfriend arrested after argument, UCF cops say
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