Coach Gardener
 

From the Houston Chronicle:

[QUOTE]Former NFL defensive tackle Daryl Gardener has been hired as assistant strength coach at Texas Southern. Gardener, a former No. 1 pick from Baylor, experienced back problems during much of his career. Gardener was supposed to sign with Cincinnati after the Broncos released him June 1 but couldn't pass their physical. If his back improves enough and he has the desire to play, Gardener will try to make a comeback, preferably with the Bengals.[/QUOTE]

well, good for him. He did his job for us the year we had him. One of our few great free agent pickups the first few years of synders reign

i liked darryl a lot, even when he left. i hope he can make it back, i think hes only 30

im pretty sure hes older than that, I dont see him coming back at this point. He had the chance to play this year and didnt. If you take a coaching job your basically retiring.

yeah sorry, hes 31 now.

From team MVP to a strength coach in just a couple of years. He had all-world talent, injuries and other off the field problems took their toll.