Tight finish Mike Gesicki is re-signing with the Cincinnati Bengals after the 2 sides agreed to a three-year, $25.5 million deal, sources instructed ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Saturday. The deal consists of $12 million in Yr 1.
Gesicki, 29, is the most recent tight finish to flip a season with the Bengals right into a extra substantial payday the next offseason.
Final offseason, the previous Penn State participant signed a one-year cope with the Bengals after spending the 2023 season with the New England Patriots. With Joe Burrow at quarterback and alongside receivers Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins, Gesicki turned in probably the greatest seasons of his seven-year profession.
He completed with 65 catches for 665 yards, each totals that trailed solely his 2021 season with the Miami Dolphins (73 receptions, 780 yards). Gesicki additionally had two touchdowns and 38 catches that had been first downs.
By the top of the season, Burrow spoke extremely of Gesicki and finally included him within the tier of free brokers Cincinnati ought to strongly think about re-signing in 2025.
Gesicki served as the first pass-catching tight finish in Cincinnati, with Drew Pattern thought-about the staff’s run-blocking tight finish. Burrow has not had the identical participant in that function since 2021, which was C.J. Uzomah’s closing yr with the Bengals.
Gesicki has 325 receptions for 3,526 yards and 22 touchdowns in his profession.
ESPN’s Ben Child contributed to this report.
