Gardener suspended

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Daryl Gardener's season continued to go awry Thursday when the Broncos suspended him one game without pay for conduct detrimental to the team.

Leading to the suspension was a series of transgressions, the latest of which was an overt lack of hustle.

During a recent team meeting, Broncos players said they were shown edited highlights of a string of plays that Gardener failed to make, during which time coaches berated and embarrassed him for the effort he displayed.

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Before the Broncos suspended defensive tackle Daryl Gardener last week, they sent him a letter spelling out what they perceived to be his violations of team conduct.

Those violations were extensive in the Broncos' opinion, petty in Gardener's.

Judgment day comes today, when Gardener will meet with coach Mike Shanahan and is expected to learn how Denver intends to deal with him.

Through interviews with Broncos players, coaches and acquaintances of Gardener's, a number of his questionable actions were revealed.

This month, sources said, Gardener and Denver assistant defensive line coach/pass rush specialist coach Keith Millard engaged in a heated argument and had to be separated.

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