▁was ▁draft ed ▁by ▁Miami ▁with ▁the ▁e ighth ▁pick ▁( 1 8 1 st ▁overall ) ▁of ▁the ▁ 6 th ▁round ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁NFL ▁D raft . ▁ ▁Baltimore ▁Rav ens ▁After ▁being ▁cut ▁by ▁the ▁Dol ph ins , ▁Gard ner ▁was ▁signed ▁to ▁the ▁Baltimore ▁Rav ens ▁practice ▁squad . ▁ ▁C inc inn ati ▁Beng als ▁After ▁being ▁cut ▁by ▁the ▁Rav ens , ▁Gard ner ▁was ▁signed ▁to ▁the ▁C inc inn ati ▁Beng als ▁practice ▁squad . ▁He ▁was ▁wa ived ▁on ▁August ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁ ▁Houston ▁Tex ans ▁Gard ner ▁signed ▁with ▁the ▁Houston ▁Tex ans ▁on ▁August ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁ ▁Philadelphia ▁E ag les ▁Gard ner ▁signed ▁with ▁the ▁Philadelphia ▁E ag les ▁on ▁March ▁ 3 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁On ▁August ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁Gard ner ▁was ▁wa ived ▁by ▁the ▁E ag les . ▁ ▁San ▁Francisco ▁ 4 9 ers ▁On ▁December ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁Gard ner ▁was ▁signed ▁by ▁the ▁ 4 9 ers . ▁He ▁was ▁re - signed ▁on ▁August ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁He ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁September ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁Gard ner ' s ▁wife ▁name ▁is ▁Jenn ifer ▁and ▁his