Dennis Gardeck
LB JAC (8)
Fri 11/7/25 7:07 PM

Gardeck (chest) does not carry an injury designation into Sunday's game against the Texans.
EDGE Analysis
Gardeck was limited in practice all week due to a chest injury, but the eighth-year pro has been cleared to play in Sunday's AFC South tilt. He has accumulated 21 tackles (14 solo), one pass defense and one forced fumble through eight regular-season games.

Dennis Gardeck
LB JAC (8)
Wed 11/5/25 8:06 PM

Gardeck (chest) was a limited participant in Wednesday's practice.
EDGE Analysis
Gardeck likely picked up the injury during the Jaguars' Week 9 overtime win over the Raiders, when he logged five tackles (three solo) while playing 35 snaps (19 on defense, 16 on special teams). The injury wasn't severe enough for him to miss Wednesday's practice entirely, and he'll have two more opportunities to practice in full and avoid an injury designation heading into Sunday's AFC South tilt against the Texans.

Dennis Gardeck
LB JAC (8)
Thu 7/31/25 4:27 PM

The Jaguars activated Gardeck (knee) from the active/PUP list Thursday.
EDGE Analysis
Gardeck tore his ACL in Week 7 last season with the Cardinals but is nearing 100 percent and looks to be on track for the Jaguars' Week 1 opener. Gardeck has produced when given chances in the past, logging 17.0 sacks across seven seasons with Arizona prior to signing with the Jaguars last month.

Dennis Gardeck
LB JAC (8)
Sat 7/19/25 4:16 PM

The Jaguars placed Gardeck (knee) on the active/PUP list Saturday.
EDGE Analysis
Gardeck tore his ACL in Week 7 of last season and is still rehabbing the injury. The veteran linebacker signed with the Jaguars in early June, but it's not clear when he'll be ready to suit up. That said, he can be activated at any point during the preseason, at which point he'll be eligible to begin practicing.

Dennis Gardeck
LB JAC (8)
Wed 6/4/25 9:15 PM

Jacksonville signed Gardeck (knee) on Wednesday, Brock Vierra of si.com reports.
EDGE Analysis
Gardeck missed Arizona's last 10 games of the 2024 season after tearing his ACL in Week 7 versus the Chargers. Now, he's getting a fresh start with a new team. With that said, he might not be a lock to make the Jaguars' final 53-man roster for 2025, especially given that they just added Jack Kiser in the fourth round of the draft.

Dennis Gardeck
LB JAC (8)
Fri 10/25/24 5:38 PM

The Cardinals placed Gardeck (knee) on injured reserve Friday, Darren Urban of the team's official site reports.
EDGE Analysis
Gardeck tore his ACL in the Cardinals' Week 7 win over the Chargers, so his shift to IR comes as no surprise. Arizona will now be without two of its top edge rushers in Gardeck and BJ Ojulari (knee) for the remainder of the season. Expect Julian Okwara and Xavier Thomas to both see increased work on the Cardinals' defense going forward.

Dennis Gardeck
LB JAC (8)
Tue 10/22/24 2:52 PM

Gardeck sustained a torn ACL during Monday's 17-15 win over the Chargers, Mike Garafolo of NFL Network reports.
EDGE Analysis
Gardeck exited the second half of the game with the injury, and with the edge rusher confirmed to have suffered ligament damage to his knee, he'll miss the rest of the season. Through Arizona's first seven games, Gardeck had notched three sacks to go with 22 tackles, one interception and one forced fumble. Julian Okwara is the most likely candidate to move into the starting lineup at outside linebacker in place of Gardeck.

Dennis Gardeck
LB JAC (8)
Mon 10/21/24 10:58 PM

Gardeck (knee) is questionable to return to Monday night's contest against the Chargers, Darren Urban of the Cardinals' official site reports.
EDGE Analysis
Gardeck suffered a knee injury in the second half of Monday's matchup and his status for the rest of the game is up in the air. In his absence, Julian Okwara is a candidate to see extra work at strongside linebacker.

Dennis Gardeck
LB JAC (8)
Thu 9/26/24 7:23 PM

Gardeck (finger) practiced in full Thursday.
EDGE Analysis
Gardeck was limited in Wednesday's session due to a finger injury, but he appears to be good to go for Sunday's game against Washington. Gardeck has 10 tackles (eight solo), including 3.0 sacks, one interception and one forced fumble over his last two games.

Dennis Gardeck
LB JAC (8)
Wed 9/25/24 6:48 PM

Gardeck (finger) was a limited participant in Wednesday's practice, Zach Gershman of the Cardinals' official site reports.
EDGE Analysis
Gardeck will have two more chances to practice in a larger capacity ahead of Sunday's game against the Commanders. He's accrued 10 tackles (eight solo), including 3.0 sacks, one pass defended, one interception and one forced fumble over his last two games.