<!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-mike-gesicki-needs-steelers-pocket-250000-bonuses');   ga('set', 'title', 'What Bengals’ Mike Gesicki needs vs. Steelers to pocket $250,000 in bonuses');   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/2025/01/What-Mike-Gesicki-needs-vs.-Steelers-to-pocket-250000-in-bonuses.png"></figure><h1>What Bengals’ Mike Gesicki needs vs. Steelers to pocket $250,000 in bonuses</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-01-04T17:37:21-08:00">January 4th, 5:37pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-01-04T17:37:21-08:00">January 4th, 5:37pm</time><address><a>Rexwell Villas</a>Rexwell Villas is an experienced sports writer covering a variety of sports, including the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, and college football. He's 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 has won a basketball, a baseball, and a football championship in fantasy all within a year.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cincinnati Bengals</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/afc-playoff-picture-after-bengals-dolphins-stay-alive-with-week-17-wins">Cincinnati Bengals are still holding out hope that they will make the boat to the NFL playoffs</a>. If they are to join the postseason fray, they need a number of things to happen. One of which is that they <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bengals-vs-steelers-predictions-pick-odds-spread-for-nfl-week-18-2024">have to come away with a win this Saturday night against the Pittsburgh Steelers</a> at Acrisure Stadium.</p><p>Apart from the Bengals’ playoff dreams, Cincinnati tight end Mike Gesicki must also be so hyped for this Week 18 game because of the <a href="https://x.com/AdamSchefter/status/1875705593371263476" rel="noopener">enormous incentives he can take home</a>, as broken down by Adam Schefter of ESPN.</p><p>“Bengals TE Mike Gesicki needs three receiving yards tonight against the Steelers to get to 600 this season and trigger a $125,000 incentive,” Schefter posted on X (formerly Twitter) on Saturday night, just before Cincy’s game versus Pittsburgh. “Gesicki also needs two touchdown catches vs. the Steelers to collect another $125,000,” added Schefter.</p><p>Cincinnati quarterback Joe Burrow did not waste much time helping Gesicki unlock one of those bonuses when he found the tight end for a 12-yard gain in his first pass of the contest. Gesicki entered the Steelers game with 597 receiving yards on 57 catches.</p><p>As for the other $125,000 bonus, it will be a tougher get for Gesicki. Scoring two touchdowns in a game is always a huge challenge in the NFL, and that will also require the Bengals to be in ideal scoring positions against the Steelers’ stout stop unit. Moreover, the crucial nature of the contest means that the Bengals don’t have the wiggle room to force things with Gesicki just so he could get the incentive.</p><h2><b>Bengals’ Mike Gesicki has made a lot of money from bonuses in 2024 season</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Cincinnati-Bengals-tight-end-Mike-Gesicki-88-reacts-after-catching-a-first-down.jpg"><figcaption>Joseph Maiorana-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The 29-year-old Gesicki woke up on Saturday with just two touchdowns in the 2024 NFL regular season, so far. But it is also worth noting that he scored both of those TDs in the same game, back in the Bengals’ 41-24 win at home over the Las Vegas Raiders in Week 9 at Paycor Stadium in Cincinnati.</p><p>Gesicki has already cashed in a couple of <a href="https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/player/_/id/25141/mike-gesicki" rel="noopener">big incentives this season</a> when he hit the 45th reception ($125,000) and 55th catch ($250,000) for a total of $375,000 in bonus money, per Spotrac. Those are on top of the $2.5 million he secured via the one-year deal he signed with the Bengals last March.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

What Bengals’ Mike Gesicki needs vs. Steelers to pocket $250,000 in bonuses

<!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>

Mike Gesicki drops confident Mac Jones endorsement after Bailey Zappe release

<!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-gets-hopeful-injury-update-after-leaving-practice-early');   ga('set', 'title', 'Mike Gesicki gets hopeful injury update after leaving Patriots practice early');   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/Mike-Gesicki-Patriots.jpg"></figure><h1>Mike Gesicki gets hopeful injury update after leaving Patriots practice early</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-08-15T06:48:00-07:00">August 15th, 6:48am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-08-15T06:53:17-07:00">August 15th, 6:53am</time><address><a>Rexwell Villas</a>A Communications Arts graduate from the University of Santo Tomas in the Philippines, Rex claims to have JR Smith's conscience with his shot selection. 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>Tight end Mike Gesicki is hoping that playing for the New England Patriots will rejuvenate his stock after a letdown 2022 campaign with the Miami Dolphins. However, he’s been <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/patriots-news-mike-gesicki-leaves-practice-with-apparent-arm-injury" rel="noopener">hit with a setback</a> before he even makes his debut for the Patriots in the regular season as he <a href="https://twitter.com/RapSheet/status/1691440482918735872" rel="noopener">suffered an upper-body injury</a> in practice Monday, according to sources of Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network.</p><p><i>“Patriots TE Mike Gesicki, who has been impressive early on in camp, suffered a mild dislocated shoulder during yesterday’s practice, source said. While nothing is given, the hope is he’s back for Week 1 despite the AC joint injury.”</i></p><p>The Patriots are less than a month away from kicking off their 2023 regular season schedule with a date with the reigning NFC champions Philadelphia Eagles at home on Sep. 10. Depending on how fast Gesicki recovers from the said injury, his status for the Philly game will remain unclear at the moment. If anything, at least it doesn’t seem serious enough to cost him multiple games in the regular season.</p><p>The Patriots, who will play the Green Bay Packers <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/packers-news-matt-lafleur-drops-truth-bomb-on-setting-up-practices-with-bill-belichick-patriots" rel="noopener">this coming Saturday</a> at Lambeau Field in Week 2 of the 2023 NFL preseason, have Hunter Henry, Anthony Firkser, and Matt Sokol on the tight end position depth chart.</p><p>Gesicki signed a one-year, $4.5 million deal with the Patriots last March after playing his first five seasons in the NFL with the Dolphins, who took him in the second round of the 2018 NFL Draft. The 27-year-old product of the Penn State Nittany Lions saw his numbers take a sharp plunge in 2022, as he only had 362 receiving yards on 32 catches and 52 targets, though, he posted five touchdowns in 17 games.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Mike Gesicki gets hopeful injury update after leaving Patriots practice early

<!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-leaves-practice-with-apparent-arm-injury');   ga('set', 'title', 'Mike Gesicki leaves Patriots practice with apparent arm injury');   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-mike-gesicki-patriots-mike-gesicki-mike-gesicki-injury-mike-gesicki-practice-.jpg"></figure><h1>Mike Gesicki leaves Patriots practice with apparent arm injury</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-08-14T11:57:52-07:00">August 14th, 11:57am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-08-14T11:57:52-07:00">August 14th, 11:57am</time><address><a>Jack Deignan</a>Jack Deignan is an artist of many mediums who grew up playing every sport under the sun, contributing to his extreme passion for all major US sports today. He split his youth between the cities of Chicago and Cleveland before receiving his undergraduate degree in English and Film &amp; TV from UCLA. When not following and writing about sports, Jack loves to make music, design, write stories and try new things.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The New England Patriots are excited about new tight end Mike Gesicki this season <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/hes-pretty-special-hunter-henrys-partnership-mike-gesicki-mac-jones-thrilled" rel="noopener">and what he can bring</a> to the offense. However, there are now some concerns regarding his health, as Gesicki left Patriots practice on Monday <a href="https://twitter.com/ByChrisMason/status/1691153261699502081?s=20" rel="noopener">with an apparent arm injury</a>, reports Patriots beat writer Chris Mason.</p><p>“Biggest news of the day: Mike Gesicki left practice after an early tackling drill and didn’t return. Looked like he was holding his right arm as he went to the locker room with Jim Whelan.”</p><p>This is definitely not great news for Mike Gesicki and Patriots fans. After a tough year for the quarterbacks in New England, there is no doubt that the Patriots will take all of the weapons that they can get, and potentially losing Gesicki would be a tough blow.</p><p>There are no further updates in regards to the injury that Gesicki apparently suffered and the severity of it. New England fans should turn their focus on Mac Jones and Bailey Zappe for the time being, as the competition for the starting quarterback position is definitely the biggest story coming out of Patriots training camp.</p><p>So far, there is no true indication that Zappe could be the starter come Week 1 over Jones. With that being said, Jones will definitely be on a short leash after he struggled so much last season and Zappe came in and played well in relief.</p><p>Stay tuned into Patriots training camp and preseason for any further updates regarding Mike Gesicki and the injury he suffered to his right arm. The hope is that it is nothing serious and he can be back on the practice field in no time.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Mike Gesicki leaves Patriots practice with apparent arm injury

<!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', '/hes-pretty-special-hunter-henrys-partnership-mike-gesicki-mac-jones-thrilled');   ga('set', 'title', '‘He’s pretty special’: Hunter Henry’s evolving partnership with Mike Gesicki will make Mac Jones, Patriots thrilled');   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/hes-pretty-special-hunter-henrys-evolving-partnership-with-mike-gesicki-will-make-mac-jones-thrilled.jpg"></figure><h1>‘He’s pretty special’: Hunter Henry’s evolving partnership with Mike Gesicki will make Mac Jones, Patriots thrilled</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-08-09T06:36:59-07:00">August 9th, 6:36am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-08-09T06:36:59-07:00">August 9th, 6:36am</time><address><a>Owen Crisafulli</a>Owen Crisafulli recently received his Masters in Business Administration from Nichols College. Previously, he obtained his Bachelor's degree in Sport Management and for a while ran his own sports website. Sports are his passion, and he thoroughly enjoys writing about thoughts and opinions that are related to the game. He has been a lifelong fan of the major professional teams in Boston and loves discussing all topics surrounding those teams.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The New England Patriots offense doesn’t appear to have a fantastic crop of <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/patriots-news-juju-smith-schuster-compares-playing-for-bill-belichick-to-experiences-with-andy-reid-mike-tomlin" rel="noopener">wide receiver options</a> for Mac Jones, but they do have a pair of solid tight ends in Hunter Henry and Mike Gesicki. Henry and Gesicki could do quite a bit of damage for the Pats this upcoming season, and their budding partnership will likely thrill Jones, who is looking to put together a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/patriots-news-mac-jones-spot-in-new-england-depth-chart-before-preseason" rel="noopener">bounce-back campaign</a> in 2023.</p><p>Both Henry (41 REC, 509 YDS, 2 TD) and Gesicki (32 REC, 362 YDS, 5 TD) are coming off down years by their standards, but the is hope that they can turn things around with New England in 2023. Both guys have looked solid to start training camp in Foxboro, with Henry <a href="https://www.masslive.com/patriots/2023/08/mike-gesicki-made-jaws-drop-with-an-insane-catch-in-patriots-camp.html" rel="noopener">raving</a> about Gesicki after he hauled in the best catch of training camp during Tuesday’s practice.</p><p>“He’s a great player. He’s done a lot in this league. I’m excited to start this season and get things flowing for the both of us…He’s pretty special when the ball is in the air. That’s just kind of what we need to be – when the ball’s in the air, we’ve got to find a way to bring it down.” – Hunter Henry, MassLive</p><p>With new offensive coordinator Bill O’Brien having utilized double-tight end sets frequently in the previous offenses he’s worked with, it’s safe to expect Henry and Gesicki to be on the field often for the Patriots in 2023. The better they work in tandem, the better New England’s offense will be, and it’s safe to say that Jones and the Patriots are thrilled by their budding chemistry.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

‘He’s pretty special’: Hunter Henry’s evolving partnership with Mike Gesicki will make Mac Jones, Patriots thrilled

<!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-reveals-if-he-will-hit-griddy-after-scoring-tds-for-new-england-bill-belichick');   ga('set', 'title', 'Mike Gesicki reveals if he will hit griddy after scoring TDs for Patriots');   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/2023/05/Mike-Gesicki-reveals-if-he-will-hit-griddy-after-scoring-TDs-for-New-England-Bill-Belichick.jpeg"></figure><h1>Mike Gesicki reveals if he will hit griddy after scoring TDs for Patriots</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-05-05T00:26:36-07:00">May 5th, 12:26am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-05-05T00:26:36-07:00">May 5th, 12:26am</time><address><a>Conor Roche</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>As he made the trek North from South Beach to New England, Mike Gesicki isn’t sure if he’ll be bringing one patented moves with him. The New England Patriots’ tight end was asked Thursday if he’ll still hit the griddy with his new team.</p><p>“I’m not opposed to it,” Gesicki said. “Hopefully, Coach [Bill] Belichick doesn’t mind it. If it presents itself, maybe.”</p><p>If you didn’t know, Gesicki’s go-to touchdown dance was the griddy over recent seasons with the Miami Dolphins. But his version of the griddy didn’t become popular because it looked really well. Rather, it was <a href="https://twitter.com/RGIII/status/1581738096881639424?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1581738096881639424%7Ctwgr%5Eb952db6b02a6222938628b2c96cc7fb108421087%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwp.clutchpoints.com%2Fwp-admin%2Fpost.php%3Fpost%3D2201683action%3Dedit" rel="noopener">because it looked</a> … off. At least in the eyes of many.</p><p>Former NFL quarterback Robert Griffin III tweeted “Somebody STOP THIS MAN and his unseasoned Griddy” after one of Gesicki’s touchdown dances during the 2022 season. Cincinnati Bengals star receiver Ja’Marr Chase was also harsh on Gesicki’s griddy.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Somebody STOP THIS MAN and his unseasoned Griddy <a href="https://t.co/tFrHJFDcdi">pic.twitter.com/tFrHJFDcdi</a></p><p>— Robert Griffin III (@RGIII) <a href="https://twitter.com/RGIII/status/1581738096881639424?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 16, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>“I have not. I have not,” Gesicki said when asked if he compared his to Jones’. “But both could use some work.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">New <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Patriots?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Patriots</a> TE Mike Gesicki talks about Mac Jones, bringing The Griddy to Foxboro. <a href="https://t.co/cnYdcNMBj8">pic.twitter.com/cnYdcNMBj8</a></p><p>— NBC Sports Boston's Patriots Coverage (@NBCSPatriots) <a href="https://twitter.com/NBCSPatriots/status/1654178880465322004?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 4, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>The Patriots TE also revealed Thursday that Jones let him stay at his house for a bit as he got situated in the New England area for the start of the offseason program.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Mike Gesicki reveals if he will hit griddy after scoring TDs for Patriots

<!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-mac-jones-connection');   ga('set', 'title', 'Patriots’ Mike Gesicki, Mac Jones already working on building connection');   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/2023/05/Mac-Jones-Mike-Gesicki-Patriots.jpg"></figure><h1>Patriots’ Mike Gesicki, Mac Jones already working on building connection</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-05-04T13:05:03-07:00">May 4th, 1:05pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-05-04T13:05:40-07:00">May 4th, 1:05pm</time><address><a>Conor Roche</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/patriots-news-mike-gesicki-staying-in-afc-east-agrees-to-sign-with-new-england" rel="noopener">Mike Gesicki</a> formed a bond right away with <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mac-jones-gets-major-endorsement-from-patriots-hof-quarterback" rel="noopener">Mac Jones</a> following his signing with the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/meet-the-patriots-2023-draft-class" rel="noopener">New England Patriots</a> in March.</p><p>The veteran tight end revealed that the quarterback wanted to throw with him outside the team facility at the start of the offseason program in April. But Gesicki didn’t have a place to stay yet, so Jones offered a spot in his house for the time being.</p><p>Gesicki accepted and has stayed in Jones’ basement while the two have worked together at the team’s facility and have worked out together with other teammates at a local high school.</p><p>“It was cool. I came up here and he reached out to me. I ended up staying over at his house,” Gesicki said Thursday of Jones’ offer to him. “Just kind of <a href="https://twitter.com/NBCSPatriots/status/1654178880465322004?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1654178880465322004%7Ctwgr%5E7c9c4d9192dc4073fb9f7f2846f270c68782563e%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwp.clutchpoints.com%2Fwp-admin%2Fpost.php%3Fpost%3D2201240action%3Dedit" rel="noopener">getting to know him</a>, building that relationship, that chemistry. It was cool. It was a good opportunity. Bailey was out there that day, too. It was good for a lot of guys to gain camaraderie and get to work.</p><p>“He’s got a nice setup over there. He’s got a nice setup in the basement. I stayed there so it was good.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">New <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Patriots?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Patriots</a> TE Mike Gesicki talks about Mac Jones, bringing The Griddy to Foxboro. <a href="https://t.co/cnYdcNMBj8">pic.twitter.com/cnYdcNMBj8</a></p><p>— NBC Sports Boston's Patriots Coverage (@NBCSPatriots) <a href="https://twitter.com/NBCSPatriots/status/1654178880465322004?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 4, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Gesicki has also enjoyed his new roommate.</p><p>“Really cool dude,” Gesicki said of Jones. “Cool personality. Love the energy and the juice that he brings in practices and throwing sessions and stuff. Obviously, great arm, accurate, all that kinda stuff.”</p><p>As Gesicki said that it’s been “awesome” working with Jones so far and he’s “excited” to play with him, he’s the second player the Patriots added this offseason to speak highly of the quarterback. Earlier this week, JuJu Smith-Schuster said the “sky’s the limit” for Jones after his progression hit a well in his second season.</p><p>Smith-Schuster also said he believed that he thought Jones has enough talent around him to succeed. He presumably meant Gesicki as one of those talented players. The veteran tight end recorded 700-plus receiving yards in the 2020 and 2021 seasons, adding eight receiving touchdowns over that time. However, Gesicki struggled to have similar production last season, recording just 32 receptions for 362 yards and five touchdowns as he didn’t seem to be much of a fit in new Miami Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel’s offense.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Patriots’ Mike Gesicki, Mac Jones already working on building connection

<!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-bill-obrien-mike-gesicki-new-england-offense');   ga('set', 'title', 'Patriots, Bill O’Brien’s offensive plan for Mike Gesicki, revealed');   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/2023/04/Patriots-news-New-England-Bill-O_Brien_s-offensive-plan-for-Mike-Gesicki-revealed.jpg"></figure><h1>Patriots, Bill O’Brien’s offensive plan for Mike Gesicki, revealed</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-04-13T12:48:31-07:00">April 13th, 12:48pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-04-13T12:48:31-07:00">April 13th, 12:48pm</time><address><a>Dan Fappiano</a>Dan Fappiano is a Connecticut based sports journalist and a graduate of both Tunxis Community College and Central Connecticut State University. Dan has spent time covering high school and professional sports in both the print and online medium. He hopes to see his beloved Chicago Bears win a Super Bowl someday.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The New England <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/patriots-news-bailey-zappe-ready-to-take-the-reigns-if-need-be-amid-mac-jones-rumors" rel="noopener">Patriots came into</a> the offseason knowing they needed to make drastic changes on offense. They brought in a new offensive coordinator in Bill O’Brien and a new tight end in Mike Gesicki. As both have now had time to settle in with the Patriots, New England and O’Brien’s plan for <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/patriots-news-mike-gesicki-staying-in-afc-east-agrees-to-sign-with-new-england" rel="noopener">Gesicki has been</a> revealed.</p><p>New England plans to use Gesicki, “as much <a href="https://www.espn.com/nfl/insider/draft2023/insider/story/_/id/36150965/2023-nfl-draft-latest-buzz-rumors-news-answering-questions-all-32-teams" rel="noopener">as a receiver</a> as a tight end,” via Mike Reiss of ESPN. Alongside getting Gesicki involved, the Patriots are currently happy with their receiving room and aren’t planning on using a first-round draft pick on a receiver, Reiss noted.</p><p>The Patriots signed Gesicki to a one-year, $4.5 million contract this offseason. While they still have Hunter Henry on the roster, New England <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/patriots-make-important-trade-with-falcons-to-free-up-cap-space" rel="noopener">traded</a> Jonnu Smith to the Atlanta Falcons. While Henry had 509 yards this past season, he caught just two touchdowns. The Pats will look to use Gesicki in space and add more explosiveness at tight end next to Henry.</p><p>At wide receiver the Pats lost Jakobi Meyers but gained JuJu Smith-Schuster. They also have Tyquan Thorton who the team is high on, Reiss wrote. Still, New England will look to get Gesicki the ball as much as possible.</p><p>Mike Gesicki spent the first five years of his NFL career with the Miami Dolphins, appearing in 81 games. He caught 231 passes for 2,617 yards and 18 touchdowns. He has at least five TDs in three of the last four seasons.</p><p>Now, the tight end will have an opportunity to work with Bill O’Brien. In New England, the Patriots are looking to utilize Gesicki as a “move” tight end and want him ingrained in the offense beyond just normal TE duties.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Patriots, Bill O’Brien’s offensive plan for Mike Gesicki, revealed

<!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', '/dolphins-news-miami-agrees-contract-extension-potential-mike-gesicki-replacement');   ga('set', 'title', 'Dolphins agree to contract extension with potential Mike Gesicki replacement');   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/2023/04/Miami-agrees-to-contract-extension-with-potential-Mike-Gesicki-replacement.jpg"></figure><h1>Dolphins agree to contract extension with potential Mike Gesicki replacement</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-04-03T11:10:35-07:00">April 3rd, 11:10am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-04-03T11:10:35-07:00">April 3rd, 11:10am</time><address><a>Owen Crisafulli</a>My name is Owen Crisafulli, and I recently received my Masters in Business Administration from Nichols College. Previously, I obtained my Bachelor's degree in Sport Management, and for awhile I ran my own sports website. Sports are my passion, and I thoroughly enjoy writing about my thoughts and opinions that are related to the game. I have been a lifelong fan of the major professional teams in Boston, and love discussing all topics surrounding those teams.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl-power-rankings-2023-free-agency-dolphins-packers-chiefs" rel="noopener">Miami Dolphins</a> have been busy since the conclusion of the 2022 season, making quite a few moves in effort to improve themselves for the 2023 campaign. One move they didn’t make, though, was to re-sign tight end <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/patriots-news-mike-gesicki-message-tyreek-hill-dolphins" rel="noopener">Mike Gesicki</a>, who ended up getting stolen from them by the New England Patriots.</p><p>After a fairly disappointing 2022 campaign, it wasn’t totally surprising to see Gesicki leave, but now Miami has to find a proper replacement for him at the position. While it certainly won’t prevent them from making more moves at the position, the Dolphins took the first step towards replacing Gesicki by signing his backup, Durham Smythe, to a <a href="https://twitter.com/miamidolphins/status/1642935070083149824?s=12&amp;t=bm8qRt18zuhlXFzV7rKRAQ" rel="noopener">new contract extension</a>.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Extended‼️ </p><p>We have signed TE Durham Smythe to a contract extension through the 2025 season. <a href="https://t.co/NNn6LN1HUM">pic.twitter.com/NNn6LN1HUM</a></p><p>— Miami Dolphins (@MiamiDolphins) <a href="https://twitter.com/MiamiDolphins/status/1642935070083149824?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 3, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Smythe has spent the first five seasons of his career with Miami, and will now be sticking around for the foreseeable future as well. Smythe has played second-fiddle to Gesicki for most of his career, but he still put up some solid numbers in 2021 (34 REC, 357 YDS) before crashing back down to earth in 2022 (15 REC, 129 YDS, 1 TD). But with Gesicki in New England now, a path for more playing time exists for Smythe.</p><p>Given his lackluster production early on in his career, chances are the Dolphins aren’t going to stick with just Smythe at the tight end position moving forward, but it’s interesting that they were willing to extend him rather than re-sign Gesicki in free agency. It will be interesting to see how big of a role Smythe has in 2023, or whether the team further looks to shore up the position in the upcoming 2023 NFL Draft.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Dolphins agree to contract extension with potential Mike Gesicki replacement

<!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-message-tyreek-hill-dolphins');   ga('set', 'title', 'Mike Gesicki’s message to sad Tyreek Hill after leaving Dolphins for Patriots');   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/2023/03/Patriots-Mike-Gesicki-Tyreek-Hill-Dolphins-Mike-Gesicki-Tyreek-Hill.jpg"></figure><h1>Mike Gesicki’s message to sad Tyreek Hill after leaving Dolphins for Patriots</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-03-17T07:14:38-07:00">March 17th, 7:14am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-03-17T07:14:38-07:00">March 17th, 7:14am</time><address><a>Tim Capurso</a>Tim Capurso is the Lead NFL and College Football Editor at ClutchPoints while also covering a wide range of sports. Originally from a small town in New York, Tim graduated from Assumption University in Worcester, Massachusetts in 2018 with a BA in Writing and Mass Communications. He joined ClutchPoints in 2021. The lifelong New York Giants fan now resides in enemy territory, aka the heart of Eagles country, just outside of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/patriots-news-mike-gesicki-staying-in-afc-east-agrees-to-sign-with-new-england" rel="noopener">Mike Gesicki</a> has agreed to a deal with the New England Patriots but not everyone is happy for the tight end. Gesicki’s former Miami Dolphins teammate- and locker mate- Tyreek Hill posted an emoji indicating that he was not pleased with the news shortly after the Gesicki-Patriots deal was reported.</p><p>Well, Gesicki took to Twitter and responded to Hill with a somewhat comforting <a href="https://twitter.com/mikegesicki/status/1636723283155353602" rel="noopener">message</a>.</p><p>Gesicki said, “Hey Reek, as locker mates last year I’m sorry you had to find out like this. But i’ll still see you twice this year lol.”</p><p>The newest member of the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/beantown-rundown-patriots-juju-smith-schuster-signing-mistake-goes-beyond-field" rel="noopener">Patriots</a> apologized to his ex-Dolphins teammate for finding out about his Patriots deal through reports on social media.</p><p>But Gesicki made sure to remind Hill that, given the fact that he’s staying in the AFC East, the two will still see each other twice a year.</p><p>Only this time, Gesicki and Hill won’t be sharing lockers.</p><p>They’ll be sharing the field as competitors.</p><p>That’s probably a thought that will make Hill feel even worse about the situation.</p><p>It’s clear that the All-Pro wide receiver didn’t want to see Gesicki go.</p><p>But the Dolphins, who had been willing to listen to trade offers for Gesicki ahead of the 2022 trade deadline, didn’t seem to value him as a part of their future as much.</p><p>The veteran tight end certainly didn’t do a whole lot to make the decision more difficult for the Dolphins, as he had one of the worst years of his career under first year head coach Mike McDaniel.</p><p>Now with the Patriots, Gesicki will hope to enjoy a far bigger role in the offense.</p><p>And <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/dolphins-news-tyreek-hills-comical-question-for-davante-adams-after-jimmy-garoppolo-tweet" rel="noopener">Tyreek Hill</a> isn’t happy about it.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Mike Gesicki’s message to sad Tyreek Hill after leaving Dolphins for Patriots

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That’s a far cry from his breakout season in 2021 when he accumulated 73 catches for 780 yards.</p><p>He did catch five touchdown passes in 2022, including one in the playoffs against the Buffalo Bills, and he could make sense as a red zone target for the Patriots in 2023.</p><p>The Penn State product was originally a second-round draft pick by the Dolphins in the 2018 NFL Draft. Over five years with the organization, the 6-foot-6, 247-pound tight end appeared in a combined 82 regular season and playoff games, catching 233 passes for 2,632 yards and 19 touchdowns.</p><p>Gesicki played <a href="https://twitter.com/FieldYates/status/1636694988363890690" rel="noopener">college football at Penn State</a> when he was recruited by Bill O’Brien; now, Gesicki will reunite with the Pats’ offensive coordinator in 2023.</p><p>Along with reported offensive additions in <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/patriots-news-new-england-adds-juju-smith-schuster-as-jakobi-meyers-replacement" rel="noopener">Juju Smith-Schuster</a> and James Robinson, the Patriots have been busy in NFL Free Agency to restructure their offense in key playmaker positions.</p><p>New England traded Jonnu Smith to the Atlanta Falcons earlier this week, and Mike Gesicki and Hunter Henry figure to be the top tight ends in Massachusetts this season.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

2025 SEASON STATS
RECEPTIONS	RECEIVING YDS	TOUCHDOWNS	POSITION RANK
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2025 SEASON STATS
RECEPTIONS	RECEIVING YDS	TOUCHDOWNS	POSITION RANK
0	14	0	-

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