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.
On June 28, 2011, Gardener was arrested and charged with domestic-violence battery after he allegedly head butted his girlfriend during an argument.Former NFL player, girlfriend arrested after argument, UCF cops say
NFL career statistics Legend Bold Career high
Regular season Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles 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 Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles GP GS Comb Solo Ast Sck Int Yds TD Lng FF FR Yds TD 1997 MIA 1 1 6 4 2 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1998 MIA 2 2 6 5 1 0.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1999 MIA 2 2 4 3 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2000 MIA 2 2 9 3 6 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Career 7 7 25 15 10 1.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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