for eight yards. On November 6, 2005, ReShard Lee fumbled on his second carry against the Pittsburgh Steelers and was benched for the rest of the game. As Lee's sub, Gado registered over 20 carries during the game. On November 13, 2005, Gado started his first NFL game against the Atlanta Falcons. In the game, he rushed for over 100 yards and two touchdowns, and also caught a touchdown, leading to him being named NFC Offensive Rookie of the Week for Week 10. Gado's three-touchdown game was the first by a Packer rookie since James Lofton in 1978. In the Week 14 game against the Detroit Lions, his third 100-yard effort of the season, Gado rushed for 171 yards against the Detroit Lions, a rookie record for the Packers, including a 64-yard touchdown run, while once again being given the Rookie of the Week award. A torn right medial collateral ligament, suffered late in the first quarter against the Baltimore Ravens on December 18, landed Gado on injured reserve. In 2006, Mike Sherman was fired and replaced with Mike McCarthy as the new head coach. During training camp, Gado suffered a minor groin injury but did not miss significant time. After an injury to William Henderson, Gado switched to a temporary fullback role. On September 12, 2006, after the first week of the NFL regular season, Gado was traded to the Houston Texans in exchange for running back Vernand Morency. Houston Texans In 2006, he reunited with former Packers coach Mike Sherman who was coaching the Texans offensive line. He was a backup behind Ron Dayne and Wali Lundy. Against the Jacksonville Jaguars in November 2006, Gado picked up a key fourth-quarter fourth down conversion to secure a 13-10 Texans win. In 2007, the Texans added free agent running back Ahman Green. Gado made the team over Lundy, playing in three games as a backup, while registering 18 carries for 46 yards and one touchdown. On October 23, 2007, the Texans released Gado after promoting running back Adimchinobi Echemandu from the practice squad. Miami Dolphins Shortly before Gado's release from Houston, the Miami Dolphins lost starting running back Ronnie Brown to a torn ACL, and the team subsequently claimed Gado off waivers in late October. He was cut by the team in favor of Ricky Williams on November 26, but after Williams suffered a season-ending injury that same day, Gado