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WASGARDNER—

Rod Gardner

Retired

Kansas City Chiefs · WR

Rod Gardner recorded 75 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 6 rostered seasons with Kansas City Chiefs, Carolina Panthers, Green Bay Packers, Washington Redskins.

▶Best highlights

42.2

rec yds/gm

0.3

rush yds/gm

0

playoff games

75

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Rod Gardner's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
2004
DALLASCOWBOYS
WASHINGTONCOMMANDERS
SEP 27, 2004

Dallas Cowboys vs Washington Commanders

Regular Season · Sep 27, 2004

10 rec · 167 rec yds · 2 rec TD

Regular Season
2001
CAROLINAPANTHERS
WASHINGTONCOMMANDERS
OCT 21, 2001

Carolina Panthers vs Washington Commanders

Regular Season · Oct 21, 2001

6 rec · 208 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Regular Season
2002
ARIZONACARDINALS
WASHINGTONCOMMANDERS
SEP 8, 2002

Arizona Cardinals vs Washington Commanders

Regular Season · Sep 8, 2002

7 rec · 131 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Regular Season
2003
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
WASHINGTONCOMMANDERS
NOV 9, 2003

Seattle Seahawks vs Washington Commanders

Regular Season · Nov 9, 2003

8 rec · 81 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Regular Season
2003
WASHINGTONCOMMANDERS
ATLANTAFALCONS
SEP 14, 2003

Washington Commanders vs Atlanta Falcons

Regular Season · Sep 14, 2003

9 rec · 118 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Rod Gardner's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 208 receiving yards

Regular Season
2001
CAROLINAPANTHERS
WASHINGTONCOMMANDERS
OCT 21, 2001

Carolina Panthers vs Washington Commanders

Regular Season · Oct 21, 2001

6 rec · 208 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Career highs: 10 receptions · 2 receptions of 40+ yards

Regular Season
2004
DALLASCOWBOYS
WASHINGTONCOMMANDERS
SEP 27, 2004

Dallas Cowboys vs Washington Commanders

Regular Season · Sep 27, 2004

10 rec · 167 rec yds · 2 rec TD

Career high: 2 receiving touchdowns

Regular Season
2004
GREEN BAYPACKERS
WASHINGTONCOMMANDERS
OCT 31, 2004

Green Bay Packers vs Washington Commanders

Regular Season · Oct 31, 2004

3 rec · 41 rec yds · 2 rec TD

Career high: 13 targets

Regular Season
2002
WASHINGTONCOMMANDERS
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
NOV 10, 2002

Washington Commanders vs Jacksonville Jaguars

Regular Season · Nov 10, 2002

7 rec · 100 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Rod Gardner's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1993–2011

01
WASGARDNER—Rod Gardner
WASBAILEY24Champ Bailey
WASDAVIS48Stephen Davis

Frequent resets obscure isolated playoff teams

Washington Commanders · Instability after Gibbs

Ownership and coaching turnover prevented a stable successor, even as several veteran teams produced brief postseason runs.

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Franchise era

1992–2007

02
GBGARDNER—Rod Gardner
GBFAVRE4Brett Favre
GBWHITE92Reggie White

Joyful improvisation returns Green Bay to the summit

Green Bay Packers · The Favre revival

Ron Wolf acquired Favre and White, restoring national relevance and winning Super Bowl XXXI under Mike Holmgren.

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Franchise era

2002–2010

03
CARGARDNER—Rod Gardner
CARSMITH89Steve Smith
CARPEPPERS90Julius Peppers

Defense, Steve Smith and a Super Bowl run

Carolina Panthers · Cardiac Cats

John Fox's physical team won three road playoff games in 2003 and pushed New England to the final seconds of Super Bowl XXXVIII.

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Franchise era

1999–2012

04
KCGARDNER—Rod Gardner
KCGONZALEZ88Tony Gonzalez
KCHOLMES31Priest Holmes

Priest Holmes and an elite line light up Sundays

Kansas City Chiefs · Great offenses, painful Januarys

Kansas City built record-setting offenses but remained unable to win a playoff game, then bottomed out before a transformative coaching hire.

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Career accomplishments

6 NFL seasons75 career games46 career passing yards2 career passing touchdowns24 career rushing yards242 career receptions3,165 career receiving yards23 career receiving touchdowns12 career solo tacklesDrafted by: WASDraft pick: 15Jersey: 850 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 9, 2001Most recent: Dec 23, 2006

Official awards via ESPN · Pro Bowl and All-Pro counts via NFLverse with selection years cross-checked against Wikipedia · league leads verified from indexed regular-season stats

Team history