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Ellis Gardner

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Indianapolis Colts · OT

Ellis Gardner recorded 17 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 2 rostered seasons with Indianapolis Colts, Kansas City Chiefs.

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0.0

tackles/gm

0

playoff games

2

indexed seasons

17

career games

Five defining games

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

Regular Season
1984
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
NEW YORKJETS
NOV 11, 1984

Indianapolis Colts vs New York Jets

Regular Season · Nov 11, 1984

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1984
LOS ANGELESCHARGERS
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
NOV 4, 1984

Los Angeles Chargers vs Indianapolis Colts

Regular Season · Nov 4, 1984

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1984
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
DALLASCOWBOYS
OCT 28, 1984

Indianapolis Colts vs Dallas Cowboys

Regular Season · Oct 28, 1984

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1984
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
OCT 21, 1984

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Indianapolis Colts

Regular Season · Oct 21, 1984

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1984
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
OCT 14, 1984

Indianapolis Colts vs Philadelphia Eagles

Regular Season · Oct 14, 1984

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

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

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1970–1988

01
KCGARDNER—Ellis Gardner
KCLANIER—Willie Lanier
KCSTILL—Art Still

A proud defense cannot rebuild the champion

Kansas City Chiefs · The long quiet stretch

Kansas City made the playoffs only once in nineteen seasons as the original stars aged and the offense struggled to find direction.

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Franchise era

1984–1997

02
INDGARDNER—Ellis Gardner
INDDICKERSON29Eric Dickerson
INDGEORGE1Jeff George

A new city waits through upheaval

Indianapolis Colts · Indianapolis searches for a cornerstone

Dickerson supplied the first playoff breakthrough and Harbaugh's 1995 team came within one catch of the Super Bowl before the franchise found its defining draft pick.

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Career accomplishments

2 NFL seasons17 career gamesJersey: 00 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 18, 1983Most recent: Nov 11, 1984

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