Mike Gesicki

Gesicki has played in 30 games with five starts for Cincinnati since joining the team as a free agent in 2024 ... In his first Bengals season, he posted the second-most catches by a TE in team history (65), trailing only Dan Ross' total of 71 in 1981, while his 665 receiving yards were the most by a Cincinnati TE since Jermaine Gresham had 737 in 2012 ... He entered the NFL as a second-round draft pick of Miami in 2018 and spent his first five seasons ('18-22) with the Dolphins, before playing for New England in '23 ... In 128 career regular-season games (46 starts), he has 353 catches for 3833 yards and 24 TDs ... Was a two-time All-Big Ten Conference selection at Penn State (2016-17) ... An athletic TE with backgrounds in high school basketball and volleyball.

Gesicki has played in 30 games with five starts for Cincinnati since joining the team as a free agent in 2024 ... In his first Bengals season, he posted the second-most catches by a TE in team history (65), trailing only Dan Ross' total of 71 in 1981, while his 665 receiving yards were the most by a Cincinnati TE since Jermaine Gresham had 737 in 2012 ... He entered the NFL as a second-round draft pick of Miami in 2018 and spent his first five seasons ('18-22) with the Dolphins, before playing for New England in '23 ... In 128 career regular-season games (46 starts), he has 353 catches for 3833 yards and 24 TDs ... Was a two-time All-Big Ten Conference selection at Penn State (2016-17) ... An athletic TE with backgrounds in high school basketball and volleyball.

Career transactions: 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 ... Signed contract extension with Bengals on 3-10-25.

Pro career:

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 by rookie TE in team history ... Started 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 NFL in that span ... Caught six passes for season-high 95 yards on Nov. 3 vs. N.Y. Jets ... 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 NFL TEs ... Set Dolphins single-game record for receiving yards by a TE with 130 on Sept. 20 vs. Buffalo ... Had four TDs in three-game span from Games 11-13 ... Caught two TD passes and had 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 most in a season by a Dolphins TE ... His 780 receiving yards ranked second by a TE in Dolphins single-season history ... Had 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 ... Logged six catches for 69 yards and two TDs (both in fourth quarter) on Oct. 16 vs. Minnesota ... Caught three passes 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 Playoff on Jan. 15 at Buffalo, and caught two passes for 15 yards and a TD.

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.

2024—Played in all 17 games with three starts in first season with Cincinnati ... Led Bengals TEs in receptions (65), receiving yards (665) and receiving TDs (two) ... His 65 receptions were second-most by a TE in team history (Dan Ross, 71 in 1981), and his 665 yards were most by TE since 2012 (Jermaine Gresham, 737) ... Started in 100th career regular-season game played on Sept. 15 at Kansas City, and had game-high seven catches for 91 yards ... Caught five passes for season-high 100 yards and two TDs on Nov. 3 vs. Las Vegas; TD catches were 11-yarder in third quarter and season-long 47-yard reception in fourth quarter ... Recorded 300th career reception on Dec. 9 at Dallas ... Had career-high-tying 10 catches for 86 yards on Dec. 28 vs. Denver, including two for 22 in overtime period ... Finished season with eight receptions for 68 yards on Jan. 4 at Pittsburgh, with six catches resulting in a first down.

2025—Played in 13 games with two starts for Bengals ... Spent four games (Games 7-10) on Reserve/Injured list due to pectoral injury ... Caught 28 passes for 307 yards and two TDs ... Recorded season highs in receptions (six) and receiving yards (86) on Dec. 7 at Buffalo, and scored first TD of season on 12-yard reception in fourth quarter; also had season-long 37-yard catch in fourth quarter ... Had three catches for 35 yards and a TD on Dec. 21 at Miami; scoring reception was 17-yarder in fourth quarter ... Caught two passes for 47 yards on Dec. 28 vs. Arizona, with 32-yard reception to convert third down during third-quarter TD drive.

College: 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 ... Named first-team All-Big Ten and second-team All-American 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 ... 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.

High school/personal: Hometown is Stafford, N.J. ... Attended Southern Regional High School in Manahawkin, N.J., where he had 103 receptions for school-record 1817 yards and 16 TDs ... Also played volleyball and basketball ... Scored school-record 1867 career points in basketball ... Graduated from Penn State in 2018 with degree in advertising and public relations ... He and his wife, Halle, have a son, Cooper ... Last name is pronounced "geh(hard 'g')-SICK-ee."

Last Updated July 2026