▁Baltimore ▁Rav ens , ▁C inc inn ati ▁Beng als , ▁Houston ▁Tex ans , ▁Philadelphia ▁E ag les , ▁and ▁San ▁Francisco ▁ 4 9 ers . ▁ ▁High ▁school ▁career ▁A ▁native ▁of ▁T yr one , ▁Georgia , ▁Gard ner ▁attended ▁Sand y ▁Creek ▁High ▁School , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁team m ates ▁with ▁Cal vin ▁Johnson . ▁Reg arded ▁as ▁a ▁two - star ▁rec ruit ▁by ▁Riv als . com , ▁Gard ner ▁was ▁not ▁listed ▁among ▁the ▁top ▁off ensive ▁tack le ▁prospect s ▁of ▁his ▁class . ▁ ▁College ▁career ▁Gard ner ▁was ▁an ▁out standing ▁off ensive ▁lin eman ▁that ▁started ▁ 4 8 ▁consecutive ▁games ▁for ▁the ▁Y ellow ▁Jack ets ▁as ▁a ▁left ▁tack le , ▁he ▁also ▁helped ▁future ▁NFL ▁running ▁back ▁T ash ard ▁Cho ice ▁lead ▁the ▁A CC ▁in ▁r ushing ▁in ▁both ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁His ▁stre ak ▁of ▁ 4 8 ▁consecutive ▁starts ▁( every ▁game ▁of ▁his ▁career ) ▁was ▁the ▁nation ' s ▁longest ▁stre ak ▁in ▁consecutive ▁starts ▁until ▁Gard ner ▁under w ent ▁season - ending ▁surg ery ▁to ▁repair ▁his ▁left ▁shoulder ▁during ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁season . ▁ ▁Professional ▁career ▁ ▁Miami ▁Dol ph ins ▁Due ▁to ▁his ▁surg ery ▁and ▁subsequent ▁in ability ▁to ▁perform ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁combine ▁and ▁pro - day ▁work outs , ▁his ▁stock ▁dropped ▁and ▁he ▁fell ▁to ▁the ▁sixth ▁round ▁where ▁he