Gilbert Gardner - Linebacker

6-1, 228 Purdue 4 years in the NFL D3b-04 DOB: 05/09/1982

Pick was obtained from Atlanta with D2-04 (38th overall) and D4-04 (125th overall) for D1-04 (29th overall), D3-04 (90th overall).

2006:  Started 12 of 15 games at SLB…was inactive vs. Philadelphia 11/26…appeared on special teams in final three games…had career-high 66 tackles, 33 solo, one pressure, two batted passes and one pass defensed…also had seven special teams tackles, five solo…had tackles in all 12 starts and 5+ stops in nine outings…had five stops at NYG 9/10 and six tackles vs. Houston 9/17 and vs. Jacksonville 9/24…had seven tackles, five solo, at NYJ 10/1…had season-high 10 tackles vs. Tennessee 10/8…had six stops at New England 11/5 and nine tackles, seven solo, at Dallas 11/19…had two special teams tackles vs. NYG and vs. Cincinnati 12/18.  POST-SEASON:  Was inactive for all four playoff games.  2005:  Started three of 11 games at WLB…served as reserve LB and special teamer in remaining games…started in place of injured LB-Cato June at Jacksonville 12/11, at Seattle 12/24 and vs. Arizona 1/1…was inactive games 1-5 with ankle injury…had 24 tackles, 11 solo, 1-5 sack, one pass defensed, 1-16 interception and 12 special teams stops, seven solo…had two stops and one pass defensed vs. Tennessee 12/4…had seven stops in first career start at Jacksonville…had two stops and one sack at Seattle…had career-high 13 tackles, six solo, and one interception vs. Arizona 1/1…had three special teams stops at Cincinnati 11/20 and two special teams tackles vs. St. Louis 10/17, at New England 11/7 and vs. San Diego 12/18.  POST-SEASON:  Appeared on special teams vs. Pittsburgh 1/15 and had two stops.  2004: Played in 11 games as reserve LB and on special teams during injury-plagued rookie season…was solid special teams contributor and saw defensive action in second half of season…was inactive at New England 9/9, at Tennessee 9/19, at Chicago 11/21, at Detroit 11/25 and at Denver 1/2…missed early season with ankle injury, mid-season with hamstring ailment and finale with shoulder injury…had seven defensive tackles, three solo, and one pass defensed, along with 13 special teams tackles, eight solo…had four defensive tackles vs. Tennessee 12/5 and two vs. Baltimore 12/19…had key pass defensed on fake punt vs. Tennessee…had special teams tackles in six games with four stops at Houston 12/12, three vs. Oakland 10/10 and two vs. Green Bay 9/26 and vs. Jacksonville 10/24 for top outings. POST-SEASON: Was inactive 1/9 vs. Denver and played on special teams at New England 1/16.

Three-year starter and four-year player who opened 31 of 46 games at LB after joining school as WR…had 215 career tackles, 136 solo, 3.5 sacks, 23 tackles for losses, seven FR, eleven passes defensed, seven FF and three interceptions…started 13 games at SLB as senior…had 73 tackles, 48 solo, 1.5 sacks, 10.5 tackles for losses, two interceptions, four FF, three FR and four passes defensed…had 10 tackles against Bowling Green…had seven stops and one interception against Notre Dame…had three tackles, one FF and one interception against Penn State…had four tackles and two FF against Wisconsin…had nine stops and one FF against Michigan and nine tackles, one sack and two FR against Northwestern…had one stop against Georgia in Citrus Bowl…was second-team All-Big Ten by media and honorable mention by league's coaches…was reserve SLB in 13 games as junior…had 57 tackles, 37 solo, 2.5 tackles for losses, two FR, one FF and two passes defensed…had 10 tackles against Notre Dame and seven stops against Western Michigan…had 12 stops against Wake Forest…had 35-yard FR against Minnesota and 19t return off own FF against Washington State in Sun Bowl…won Leonard Wilson Award for unselfishness and dedication…started seven of first eight games as sophomore…had 38 tackles, 24 solo, six tackles for losses, one sack, one FR, three passes defensed and one interception…had eight stops and one sack against Cincinnati…had one interception and one FF against Illinois…was All-Big Ten honorable mention by league's coaches…started eleven of 12 games as freshman…started at MLB for first four starts before shifting to SLB…had 47 tackles, 27 solo, one sack, four tackles for losses, two passes defensed, two FF and one FR…had six stops and one FF in debut against Central Michigan…had six tackles and one sack against Wisconsin…had six tackles against Washington in Rose Bowl…majored in history.

Full name is Gilbert Ravelle Gardner II…born in Angleton, Texas…attended Angleton High School…was three-time all-district and all-county selection at WR…was 35-453, 3 TDs as senior…also played DB and lettered in track and baseball…single…resides in Angleton, Texas.