Notebook: A golden moment

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-by SteelCityInsider.com Dec 15, 2004

Cleveland Browns (1999-2003)
2003: Ran streak of unblocked kicks to 978 with another 72 punts without a block... Averaged 41.9 yards per punt with a net of 34.8... Had a terrific game against Oakland (game six), with four punts for 186 yards (46.5 average), one a season-high of 54 yards, with three of those landing inside the 20-yard line... Also surpassed 40,000 yards punting in that game.
2002: Kicked 81 punts for 3,388 yards (41.8 average, 35.3 net)... Was among top ten in AFC for most punting categories... Season-high punt of 59 yards game against Tampa Bay.
2001: Earned the lasting adoration of Browns fans via an obscene gesture directed towards the Pittsburgh Steeler bench, captured on live television... Gardocki was signed $5,000 for the gesture... Kicked 99 times for 4,249 yards (42.9 average / 34.6 net)... Had a season-high 69-yard punt against Baltimore...
2000: Set Browns season record with 108 punts... Also set a record with 4.919 yards (45.5 average / 37.3 net)... Broke NFL record of 623 punts without a block during season opener.
1999: Kicked 106 times for 4,645 yards (43.8 average)... Had four punts of over 60 yards...

Indianapolis Colts (1995-1998)
1998: Punted 79 times for 3,583 yards (45.4 average / 37.1 net)... Went over 20,000 career punting yards mid-way through the season.
1997: Punted 67 times for 3.034 yards (45.3 average)... Ranked second in AFC, third in NFL in punting average... Kicked career-high 72-yard punt... Named to Pro Bowl team.
1996: Was second in the AFC in punting average with 45.7 yards per kick.. Named to Pro Bowl... Only had two punts roll into the end zone for touchbacks the entire season... Had twelve punts for 551 yards against Buffalo.
1995: Signed a free agent contract with Indianapolis prior to the season... Kicked 63 times for 2,681 yards (42.6 average).

Indianapolis Colts (1991-1994)
1994: Punted 76 times for 2873 yards (37.8 average)... Nearly a third of punts (23) landed inside the 20-yard line... Also kicked off for the Bears.
1993: Punted 80 times with an average of 38.5 per kick... Nearly half of punts resulted in fair catches (38)... Handled kick-off duties...
1992: Punted 79 times with an average of 42.9 per kick... Made a 43-yard pass off of a fake punt against Green Bay.
1991: Was kick-off specialist for the Bears... Drafted in the third round (78th overall) by the Bears in the 1991 draft.


College Experience
Clemson (1988-1990)
Left college after three years to head to the NFL... Handled both punting and place-kicking duties for Clemson...Was first-team All-ACC both sophomore and junior years... Had 43-yard punting averages during last two years... Ranks third all-time scoring at Clemson, with 261 points... Made all 72 PATs he attempted in college.