The Bengals signed Gesicki in March looking to add an athletic tight end to their group of talented pass catchers ... A downfield threat, Gesicki stands 6-6 and challenges LBs and DBs in coverage ... Has played in 98 regular-season games (41 starts) and caught 260 passes for 2861 yards and 20 TDs ... Entered NFL as second-round draft pick of Miami in 2018, and spent first five seasons ('18-22) with Dolphins before joining New England as UFA in '23 ... Has missed just one game in career (Week 15 of 2020) ... Recorded over 700 receiving yards in back-to-back seasons in 2020 and '21; his 1483 combined receiving yards in those two seasons ranked fifth among NFL TEs ... Was two-time All-Big Ten selection at Penn State, where he finished his career with the most receptions (129), receiving yards (1481) and receiving TDs (15) by a TE in program history.
Selected by Miami in second round of 2018 NFL Draft (42nd overall) ... Signed with Dolphins on 6-19-18 ... Named by Dolphins as designated franchise player on 3-8-22 ... Re-signed with Dolphins on 3-14-22 prior to contract expiring ... Dolphins contract expired on 3-15-23; became unrestricted free agent ... Signed with New England as unrestricted free agent on 3-20-23 ... Patriots contract expired on 3-13-24; became unrestricted free agent ... Signed with Cincinnati as unrestricted free agent on 3-14-24.
2018—Played in all 16 games with seven starts as a rookie for Miami ... Caught 22 passes for 202 yards ... Receptions and receiving yardage total each were third-most in team history by a rookie TE ... Made first start in NFL debut on Sept. 9 vs. Tennessee, catching one pass for 11 yards ... Had season-high 44 yards on three catches on Oct. 21 vs. Detroit.
2019—Played in all 16 games (five starts) for Miami ... Totaled 51 catches for 570 yards and five TDs ... All five TDs came in final six games of regular season, which tied for second-most in the NFL in that span ... Caught six passes for season-high 95 yards on Nov. 3 vs. N.Y. Jets, with four of his grabs going for a first down ... First career TD was an 11-yarder on Nov. 24 at Cleveland ... Had two TD grabs for first multi-score game of career, and finished with 82 yards on six catches on Dec. 22 vs. Cincinnati ... On Dec. 29 at New England, caught game-winning five-yard TD pass from QB Ryan Fitzpatrick with 24 seconds remaining in fourth quarter.
2020—Played in 15 games (nine starts) for Miami ... Inactive for Game 14 vs. New England due to shoulder injury ... Caught 53 passes for 703 yards and six TDs ... His 703 receiving yards were fourth-most among all NFL TEs ... Set Dolphins single-game record for receiving yards by a TE with 130 on Sept. 20 vs. Buffalo; finished with eight catches and a TD ... Had four TDs in three-game span from Games 11-13 ... Caught two TD passes and finished with 65 yards on five grabs on Dec. 13 at Kansas City.
2021—Played in all 17 games (nine starts) for Miami ... Caught 73 passes for 780 yards and two TDs ... His 73 receptions were fifth-most among NFL TEs and tied for the most in a season by a Dolphins TE ... His 780 receiving yards ranked second by a TE in Dolphins single-season history ... Posted career-high 10 catches for 86 yards on Sept. 26 at Las Vegas ... Logged second 100-yard receiving game of career with season-high 115 on eight catches on Oct. 17 at Jacksonville (game played in London).
2022—Played in all 17 regular-season games (one start) for Miami ... Had 32 receptions for 362 yards and five TDs ... Caught a TD pass from three different starting QBs ... On Oct. 16 vs. Minnesota, posted six catches for 69 yards, and had two TD receptions in the fourth quarter ... Had three grabs for 38 yards on Oct. 30 at Detroit, including 11-yard TD in third quarter that proved to be game-winner ... Played in first career postseason game in Divisional round on Jan. 15 at Buffalo, and caught two passes for 15 yards and a TD; TD grab was a seven-yarder in second quarter that tied the game 17-17.
2023—Played in all 17 games with 10 starts for New England ... Caught 29 passes for 244 yards and two TDs ... On Oct. 22 vs. Buffalo, caught game-winning one-yard TD pass from QB Mac Jones with 12 seconds remaining in fourth quarter ... Caught 11-yard TD in third quarter on Dec. 24 at Denver.
Spent four seasons (2014-17) at Penn State, playing in 51 games with 36 starts ... Finished career with most receptions (129), receiving yards (1481) and receiving TDs (15) by a TE in program history ... Finished career with at least one reception in 27 straight games ... Earned first-team All-Big Ten and second-team All-America honors as a senior in 2017, when he ranked third in receptions (57), fourth in receiving TDs (nine) and fifth in receiving yards (563) among FBS TEs ... Was a second-team All-Big Ten pick and third-team All-American as a junior in 2016, when his career-high 679 receiving yards led all Big Ten TEs and set a single-season school record for a TE.
Hometown is Stafford, N.J. ... Attended Southern Regional High School in Manahawkin, N.J., where he was the school's all-time leading receiver with 103 receptions for 1817 yards and 16 TDs ... Also played volleyball and basketball ... As a basketball player, he scored a school-record 1867 career points and won the state's dunk contest in 2014 ... Graduated from Penn State in 2018 with a bachelor's degree in advertising and public relations ... Last name is pronounced "geh(hard 'g')-SICK-ee."
