<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/bengals-news-the-joe-burrow-reason-mike-gesicki-always-knew-wanted-sign-bengals');   ga('set', 'title', 'The Joe Burrow reason Mike Gesicki always knew he wanted to sign with the Bengals');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/The-Joe-Burrow-reason-Mike-Gesicki-always-knew-he-wanted-to-sign-with-Cincy-1.jpg"></figure><h1>The Joe Burrow reason Mike Gesicki always knew he wanted to sign with the Bengals</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-03-14T18:02:07-07:00">March 14th, 6:02pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-03-14T20:18:07-07:00">March 14th, 8:18pm</time><address><a>Nick Meyer</a>Nick Meyer is a sports writer for ClutchPoints based in the Metro Detroit area. He has covered everything from Major League Baseball to the NFL, UFC, and College Football.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Cincinnati Bengals are coming off of one of the most disappointing seasons in franchise history and now the time has come for Coach Zac Taylor’s team to reload. Taylor and the Bengals signed former Penn State, Miami Dolphins and New England Patriots tight end Mike Gesicki <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bengals-news-jamarr-chases-hilarious-griddy-reaction-mike-gesicki-addition" rel="noopener">leading to a hilarious reaction</a> from Ja’Marr Chase.</p><p>The Bengals also announced news <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bengals-news-cincinnati-reunites-vonn-bell-basically-free" rel="noopener">on the Vonn Bell front</a> that will please many fans.</p><p>Following Gesicki’s decision to play with Taylor and Burrow, he revealed the one major reason he decided to pull the trigger.</p><h2><b>Gesicki Speaks On Bengals Decision</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Gesicki-and-Burrow.jpg"><figcaption>© Phil Didion/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK</figcaption></figure><p>Gesicki <a href="https://www.profootballnetwork.com/how-mike-gesicki-fits-cincinnati-bengals-offense-grading-move/">told Pro Football Network</a> that “number nine,” Joe Burrow, was the reason he signed with Cincinnati.</p><p>“They could’ve said it’s the worst place in the world, but when you’ve got No. 9 at quarterback, I was like, ‘That is the place I want to go,'” Gesicki said.</p><p>“He said he was excited it was official and excited to get to work and build some chemistry,” Gesicki said of Burrow. “I’m really looking forward to it. There’s not many, if any, guys that can do what he does with the football.”</p><h2><b>New Bengals Tight End Could Improve in 2024 </b></h2><p>Gesicki had 29 catches for 244 yards and two touchdowns last season with Miami. His Midwestern homecoming could give him a leg up on the competition at tight end with Burrow behind center.</p><p>The former Nittany Lion’s numbers have dropped off significantly in the last two years as he had a career-high 73 receptions with Miami in 2021. At 6-foot-6, 245 pounds, Gesicki will give Burrow the type of athletic pass catching target in the red zone he hasn’t quite had yet at the position.</p><p>Now it’s up to he and Burrow to work together and make it happen this offseason and into the 2024 season and beyond.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

The Joe Burrow reason Mike Gesicki always knew he wanted to sign with the Bengals

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/bengals-news-jamarr-chases-hilarious-griddy-reaction-mike-gesicki-addition');   ga('set', 'title', 'Bengals: Ja’Marr Chase’s hilarious Griddy reaction to Mike Gesicki addition');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Bengals-news-Ja_Marr-Chase_s-hilarious-Griddy-reaction-to-Mike-Gesicki-addition.jpg"></figure><h1>Bengals: Ja’Marr Chase’s hilarious Griddy reaction to Mike Gesicki addition</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-03-12T09:07:16-07:00">March 12th, 9:07am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-03-12T11:54:10-07:00">March 12th, 11:54am</time><address><a>Rexwell Villas</a>Rexwell Villas is a Communications Arts graduate from the University of Santo Tomas in the Philippines, and he claims to have JR Smith's conscience with his shot selection. He is an experienced sports writer covering a variety of sports, including the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, and college football. He has won a basketball, a baseball, and a football championship in fantasy all within a year.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Cincinnati Bengals have a new tight end in town. The AFC North franchise is reportedly signing former New England Patriots TE Mike Gesicki to a <a href="https://twitter.com/AdamSchefter/status/1767566763267355055" rel="noopener">one-year contract</a> that carries a payout up to $3.25 million, according to Adam Schefter of ESPN. With Gesicki headed to Cincinnati, Bengals star wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase made a note about teaching his new teammate how to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/patriots-news-mike-gesicki-roasts-his-embarrassing-griddy-after-game-winning-td-bills" rel="noopener">execute the ‘Griddy’ right</a>.</p><p>Asked by the Bengals’ official X account if he’s available to teach Gesicki <a href="https://twitter.com/Real10jayy__/status/1767573394499789073" rel="noopener">Griddy lessons</a>, Chase responded affirmatively while also giving Gesicki a shoutout.</p><p>“🤣 he’ll be right before the season. @mikegesicki welcome fam”</p><p>Gesicki signed for a one-year, $4.5 million deal with the Pats in 2022. In his only season with New England, Gesicki managed to record just 244 receiving yards and two touchdowns on 29 receptions and 45 targets. The offensive environment in Cincinnati projects to be much more conducive for Gesicki than the one he had to endure in Foxborough. Going from Mac Jones and Bailey Zappe to Joe Burrow should benefit the veteran.</p><p>Gesicki, who spent his first five seasons in the NFL with the Miami Dolphins before going to the Patriots, has career totals of 2,861 receiving yards and 20 touchdowns on 260 receptions and 415 targets across 98 games played. He was selected in the second round of the 2018 NFL Draft by the Dolphins.</p><p>The 28-year-old Gesicki can expect to have plenty of chances to bust out his Griddy celly in the end zone in 2024 with the Bengals, especially since Burrow is on pace to appear under center in Week 1 after failing to finish the 2023 campaign due to a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/begals-news-joe-burrow-provides-more-clarity-on-injury-return-timeline" rel="noopener">wrist injury</a>.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Bengals: Ja’Marr Chase’s hilarious Griddy reaction to Mike Gesicki addition

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/patriots-news-mike-gesicki-roasts-his-embarrassing-griddy-after-game-winning-td-bills');   ga('set', 'title', 'Patriots’ Mike Gesicki savagely roasts his ’embarrassing’ Griddy after scoring game-winning TD vs. Bills');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/atriots-news-mike-gesicki-savagely-roasts-his-embarrassing-griddy-after-game-winning-td-vs-bills.jpg"></figure><h1>Patriots’ Mike Gesicki savagely roasts his ’embarrassing’ Griddy after scoring game-winning TD vs. Bills</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-10-22T19:15:18-07:00">October 22nd, 7:15pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-10-22T19:15:18-07:00">October 22nd, 7:15pm</time><address><a>Conor Roche</a>Conor Roche is a sports journalist that has covered Boston sports for a few years and has worked on the Patriots beat since the 2022 season.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Mike Gesicki came up with the game-winning grab in the New England Patriots’ <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/patriots-qb-mac-jones-pulls-off-career-first-with-epic-game-winning-td-drive-vs-bills" rel="noopener">stunning 29-25 upset</a> of the Buffalo Bills on Sunday. He gave fans a treat afterward, hitting the Griddy to celebrate his score.</p><p>As it was Gesicki’s first touchdown with the Patriots, it marked the first time he hit <a href="https://twitter.com/NFL/status/1716182532193239109" rel="noopener">his signature touchdown celebration</a>, leaving him to get roasted by people on social media. The Patriots tight end wouldn’t disagree with those poking fun at him for his dance move, or lack thereof.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Gesicki Griddy on <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NationalTightEndsDay?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NationalTightEndsDay</a>! <a href="https://twitter.com/Patriots?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Patriots</a> take the lead!</p><p>📺: <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BUFvsNE?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BUFvsNE</a> on CBS<br>📱: Stream on <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NFLPlus?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NFLPlus</a> <a href="https://t.co/iTs8HMaXlh">https://t.co/iTs8HMaXlh</a> <a href="https://t.co/KkN4aX6ugG">pic.twitter.com/KkN4aX6ugG</a></p><p>— NFL (@NFL) <a href="https://twitter.com/NFL/status/1716182532193239109?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 22, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>“It was cool to be able to go out there and make that play and then do the world’s fastest and probably most embarrassing gritty,” Gesicki told reporters while laughing. “So that was fun. I can’t wait to see a replay of that and see all the mentions of me on my Instagram of me getting just absolutely harassed by fans.”</p><p>Mike Gesicki did allow himself a chance at redemption when he got back to the Patriots’ sideline, slowing his dance down a bit to make sure he had better form.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">game-winning griddy <a href="https://twitter.com/mikegesicki?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@mikegesicki</a> <a href="https://t.co/LZcJpRy1qo">pic.twitter.com/LZcJpRy1qo</a></p><p>— NFL (@NFL) <a href="https://twitter.com/NFL/status/1716184995826729198?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 22, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>But Gesicki poked even more fun at himself shortly after his press conference, writing in an Instagram story, “Ohhh man, who would’ve guessed that my Griddy could’ve gotten even worse. That was fun for my first one as a Patriot.”</p><h2>Mike Gesicki celebrates National Tight End’s day in style in Patriots’ win</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/patriots-mike-gesicki-patriots-mike-gesicki-mike-gesicki-injury-mike-gesicki-practice-.jpg"></figure><p>It isn’t a secret that Gesicki struggled to get going through his first half-dozen games with the Patriots. The tight end only had 15 receptions for 144 yards in the first six games of the year. His touchdown grab on Sunday was actually just his second catch of the game as well.</p><p>Gesicki joked that he had a special message for Mac Jones to throw him the ball <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/patriots-news-mac-jones-humble-reaction-game-winning-drive-bills" rel="noopener">that gave the Patriots</a> the game-winning touchdown.</p><p>“We got in the huddle, and I was like, ‘Mac, it’s National Tight End’s Day, throw me the ball,'” Gesicki said with a laugh. No that actually didn’t happen. But I do appreciate him throwing me the ball.”</p><p>Gesicki will look to get some revenge against his old team next week. The Patriots take on the AFC East-leading Dolphins in Miami, where Gesicki spent the first five seasons of his career. Gesicki had five receptions in the first matchup between the two teams, but they obviously hope they can carry the momentum from Sunday’s win into another one next week to improve to 3-5.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Patriots’ Mike Gesicki savagely roasts his ’embarrassing’ Griddy after scoring game-winning TD vs. Bills

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/patriots-news-mike-gesicki-not-panicking-despite-0-2-start');   ga('set', 'title', 'Why Patriots aren’t panicking despite 0-2 start, per Mike Gesicki');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Why-New-England-isn_t-panicking-despite-0-2-start-per-Mike-Gesicki.jpg"></figure><h1>Why Patriots aren’t panicking despite 0-2 start, per Mike Gesicki</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-09-18T06:04:47-07:00">September 18th, 6:04am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-09-18T14:08:02-07:00">September 18th, 2:08pm</time><address><a>Alex House</a>Alex House is a sportswriter who is comfortable covering many different sports. He grew up in a New York sports-heavy region in Connecticut and earned his journalism degree at the University of Rhode Island. His in-depth knowledge of two of the most passionate and raucous fan bases in the country gives him a truly unique writing voice.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>For many NFL fans, the New England Patriots’ bitter home loss against the Miami Dolphins on Sunday night signified that the glory days of Foxborough football are completely gone and not returning anytime soon. For tight end Mike Gesicki, however, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/dolphins-news-tua-tagovailoa-awesome-reaction-to-5-0-record-vs-bill-belichick-patriots" rel="noopener">24-17 defeat</a> does not even affect the team’s playoff chances.</p><p>When asked why <a href="https://twitter.com/ByChrisMason/status/1703617044040536396" rel="noopener">he still believes</a> the Pats can carve out a postseason path despite an 0-2 start, the free agent acquisition used the calendar as evidence for a potential turnaround. ‘“It’s September 17th,”’ he said, via Chris Mason of MassLive.com. “Says the regular season ends in mid-January.”</p><p>It appears that head coach Bill Belichick has already rubbed off on Gesicki. Honestly, though, what is he supposed to say? Waiving the white flag two weeks in would truly mean that disaster has struck in New England. There will be plenty of opportunities for the Patriots to right the ship and steer back into contention before fully capsizing.</p><p>The question is, though, are they capable of making those adjustments? The 2023-24 campaign is already looking eerily familiar to last year’s unsuccessful one- a gritty squad who will correct early mistakes and battle its way back, before ultimately falling short in the end.</p><p>Two weeks in a row, New England had a prime opportunity to either win or tie the game. Mike Gesicki, who recorded five receptions for 33 yards, wisely threw a lateral pass to offensive lineman Cole Strange before being tackled short of the first down in the last drive of the game. But the quick thinking was not rewarded, as the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/patriots-news-bill-belichick-stern-response-on-controversial-final-play-that-doomed-new-england" rel="noopener">Patriots were denied</a> an improbable resurgence, once again.</p><p>And so, a potential surprise start is just more of the same in the post-Tom Brady era. Belichick can still devise a formidable game plan that compensates for a dearth of star power, but the team lacks the necessary cohesion, talent and offensive ingenuity to inspire the fear it did just five years ago. That is a harsh reality for fans to accept.</p><p>At least confidence remains high in the locker room. Unfortunately, the players themselves might be the only ones left who still fully believe in the Patriots Way.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Why Patriots aren’t panicking despite 0-2 start, per Mike Gesicki

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/patriots-news-mike-gesicki-drops-confident-mac-jones-endorsement-after-bailey-zappe-release');   ga('set', 'title', 'Mike Gesicki drops confident Mac Jones endorsement after Bailey Zappe release');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Patriots-Mac-Jones-Mike-Gesicki.jpeg"></figure><h1>Mike Gesicki drops confident Mac Jones endorsement after Bailey Zappe release</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-08-30T10:02:36-07:00">August 30th, 10:02am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-08-30T10:03:11-07:00">August 30th, 10:03am</time><address><a>Sam DiGiovanni</a>Sam DiGiovanni started at ClutchPoints as an associate editor in 2021 and became the site's Philadelphia 76ers beat reporter ahead of the 2022-23 season. He graduated from Marist College in May of 2022 and has written for TheKnicksWall.com and CenterFieldMarist.com in the past.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Mac Jones has to prove himself as a legitimate franchise player again after a rocky second season. The New England Patriots quarterback has the support of the team but with expectations mounting, it’s time for the Alabama product to show that last season was a fluke.</p><p>New tight end Mike Gesicki <a href="https://twitter.com/MikeReiss/status/1696900761723060417?s=20" rel="noopener">believes in his quarterback</a> and complemented his ability to lead the Patriots, according to Mike Reiss of ESPN.</p><p>“Really high,” Gesicki said when asked what his confidence level is in Jones, via ESPN. “He makes it fun to go out there and play. We’re always joking around, but when it’s time to lock in, he’s leading the offense and done a great job doing so. Throws a really catchable ball…”</p><p>Admittedly, the Patriots made it tough to evaluate Jones last season when they turned their offense over to Joe Judge and Matt Patricia. Having Bill O’Brien back in the offensive coordinator role he previously had success in with Alabama football and New England should help Jones produce more like he did as a rookie.</p><p>The additions of Gesicki, Ezekiel Elliot and JuJu Smith-Schuster keep the Patriots’ skill-position depth at a decent level after Jakobi Myers, Damien Harris and Nelson Agholor left for new teams.</p><p>The Patriots releasing Bailey Zappe shows they are still treating Jones like <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/patriots-news-matthew-slater-reacts-to-bailey-zappe-roster-cut" rel="noopener">the clear top guy</a>. Although he is sticking around on the team’s <a href="https://twitter.com/TomPelissero/status/1696925800019218916?s=20" rel="noopener">practice squad</a>, it’s interesting that someone who got starts last year and looked well was removed from the 53-man roster entirely.</p><p>With an <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/beantown-rundown-game-by-game-prediction-patriots-2023-campaign" rel="noopener">outside shot at the playoffs</a> up for grabs, Jones has to seize his chance and lead the Patriots offense to a new level.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

2024 SEASON STATS
RECEPTIONS	RECEIVING YDS	TOUCHDOWNS	POSITION RANK
29	303.8	0	15

2024 SEASON STATS
RECEPTIONS	RECEIVING YDS	TOUCHDOWNS	POSITION RANK
29	303.8	0	15

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