Talman Gardner

NFL player


|DateOfBirth=birth date and age|1980|3|10
Birthplace= New Orleans, LA
College=Florida State
Position=Wide receiver
number=88, 83
DraftedYear=2003
DraftedRound=7/ Pick 231
years=2003-2004
2006
2006
2007-"present"
teams=New Orleans Saints
Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Kansas City Brigade
Hamilton Tiger-Cats
DatabaseFootball=GARDNTAL01
CBS=395966
ESPN=6567

Talman Gardner (born March 10, 1980 in New Orleans, Louisiana) is an American football wide receiver. He played two years for the Saints and started one game. In his career he had a total of 4 regular season catches.

Acquired: Signed with Hamilton as a free agent on March 20, 20072007: Attended the Kansas City Brigade’s training camp and was released on February 5th.

2006: Signed as a free-agent by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on February 1st, 2006…played in both of Hamilton’s pre-season vs. Toronto and caught seven passes for 84 yards…was released by the Tiger-Cats on June 10th…signed as a free-agent with the AFL’s Kansas City Brigade on October 17th.

2005: The New Orleans Saints re-signed Gardner to a one-year contract on March 18th...attended New Orleans and played in three games during the pre-season...caught an 11-yard touchdown pass from Todd Bouman in the third quarter of the Saints 34-15 pre-season loss to Seattle on August 12th...was released on September 3rd.

2004: Played in 11 games, with one start during his second season with the Saints...developed into a valuable member of the special teams unit with 13 tackles (10 solo)...lone reception of the season came on a 23-yard grab in the Saints 28-25 victory at St. Louis on September 19th...suffered an injured ankle in fourth quarter of the win over the Rams and was inactive for the next five contests...had a season-high three special teams stops (two solo) in New Orleans 24-21 loss at Atlanta on November 28th...made his first start of the season in the Saints 21-18 victory at Carolina on January 2 when New Orleans opened up in a four wide receiver set.

2003: The New Orleans Saints selected the Florida State product in the seventh round (231st overall) of the 2003 NFL Draft...played in 10 games, with one start as a rookie...finished season with three receptions for 29 yards (9.7 avg.) and four special teams tackles...attended the Saints training camp and had four receptions for 31 yard...was released by New Orleans on August 31st...subsequently signed to practice squad on September 3rd, the day after the final roster cutdown to 53 players...spent the first four games of the season on the practice squad before being signed to the active roster on October 4th...made his NFL debut in the Saints 19-13 at Carolina on October 5th...declared inactive at Atlanta on October 19th and at Jacksonville on December 21st...made his first career NFL start in New Orleans 23-20 loss to Carolina on October 26th and had a reception for 11 yards...had two receptions for 18 yards in New Orleans 33-20 loss at Philadelphia on November 23rd.College: Played four seasons (1999-2002) with the Florida State University Seminoles] ...started 14 of 47 career games, catching 90 passes for 1,595 yards and 19 touchdowns...had 28 kickoff returns for 608 yards and seven carries for 39 yards...lettered in all four season of his Seminole career. (2002) Started all 14 games at wide receiver as a senior after missing most of the spring drills with a left knee sprain...finished second on the Seminoles in receiving with 38 receptions for 625 yards (16.4 avg.) and eight touchdowns...returned 12 kickoffs for 261 yards (21.8 avg.)...snared four passes for 109 yards and a 56-yard touchdown in Florida State's 37-10 victory at Maryland on September 14th...caught a 14 yard touchdown pass from Chris Rix in the second quarter of the Seminoles 48-17 victory over Duke on September 21st...had eight receptions for a season-high 130 yards and a 10-yard touchdown in Florida State's 26-20 overtime loss at Louisville on September 26th...led the Seminoles with three receptions for 33 yards and a 10-yard touchdown in the Seminole's 28-27 loss at Miami on October 12th...in Florida State's 34-21 victory at Wake Forest on November 2nd Gardner had six catches for 94 yards and a 19-yard touchdown...hauled in six passes for 96 yards and a 20-yard score in the Seminoles 40-14 victory over North Carolina on September 16th...finished second on the Seminoles with three receptions for 62 yards in Florida State's 31-14 victory over Florida on November 30th...capped off his career with a six yard reception in the Seminoles 26-13 Sugar Bowl loss to Georgia. (2001) Had a breakout season as a junior leading the team with 11 touchdown receptions...improved play last year was key following loss of starting wide receivers Anquan Boldin and Robert Morgan during preseason practice ...finished as the team's second leading receiver with 33 catches for 649 yards...was an All-ACC honorable selection...following the season-opener with Duke, he went on to score a touchdown in four straight games...career-long touchdown reception of 57 yards came against Miami...touchdowns per game average was second best in the ACC...playing time was limited in regular season finale against Georgia Tech because of illness...ranked sixth in the ACC in receiving yards per game with an average of 64.9...in the three game stretch of Maryland, Clemson and NC State he had 331 yards and seven touchdowns...gained over 100 receiving yards against Maryland (6-140) and Clemson (6-115)...scored three touchdowns in win over Maryland...had not scored a career touchdown until the 2001 season...had two catches against Virginia Tech in the Gator Bowl. (2000) Saw action in 13 games...recorded 12 catches and had 198 yards receiving...had a season-long 52-yard reception in the Virginia game...had a season-high three catches for 44 yards at Wake Forest...averaged 16.5 yards per catch and 18.0 yards per game...FSU's top kick return specialist with a team-high eight returns for 175 yards for an average of 21.9 per game. (1999) Appeared in all 12 games as a red-shirt freshman...finished the year with seven receptions for 123 yards... averaged 17.6 yards per catch...caught three passes for 51 yards in the season-opener against Louisiana Tech, including a season-long reception of 33 yards...averaged 21.5 yards on eight kickoff returns...also had two carries on reverses for 23 yards. (1998) Red-shirted along with the majority of his recruiting class although coaches were impressed enough with him in the preseason to plan on playing him before hernia surgery prevented it.Personal: Born March 10th, 1980 in New Orleans, Louisiana...his signing with Florida State continued a pipeline of Louisiana natives coming to the school in the '90s...others included NFL Draft picks Sean Jackson, Chris Cowart, Warrick Dunn, Travis Minor and Javon Walker...Considered one of the nation's top three high school wide receivers by most recruiting analysts after his final season at McDonough 35 High...earned Parade All-America honors and was a second team All-USA selection by USA Today...pulled down 47 passes for 944 yards and 13 touchdowns as a senior for a 20.1 yards per catch average...listed as PrepStar's No. 1 wide receiver prospect in the country...SuperPrep's No. 3 ranked wideout...state 200 meters champion as a junior and senior and the runner-up in the 100 meters...clocked at 10.5 in the 100 and 21.2 in the 200...chose Florida State over Georgia, LSU, Tulane and Florida.