Dolphins use franchise tag on Mike Gesicki

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The Dolphins moved to keep tight end Mike Gesicki off the open market on Tuesday.

Adam Schefter of ESPN reports that the Dolphins have placed their franchise tag on Gesicki. The deadline for teams to use the tag is at 4 p.m. ET on Tuesday.

Gesicki is the second tight end to get the tag so far. The Browns used theirs on David Njoku on Monday and both players will make $10.913 million if they do not sign long-term deals before the July 15 deadline to do so.

Gesicki was a second-round pick in 2018 and set career highs with 73 catches and 780 receiving yards during the 2021 season. He has 199 catches for 2,255 yards and 13 touchdowns over the entire course of his career.

14 responses to “Dolphins use franchise tag on Mike Gesicki

  1. What are they smoking? Pedestrian numbers like that? He must have something on Ross

  2. Good move by the Dolphins. Gesicki should thrive in Mike McDaniel’s offense.

  3. I’m sure he will want WR tag money…which is about 7.5 million more per year.

  4. mrbigchest says:
    March 8, 2022 at 9:22 am
    Gesicki should argue that he is a WR
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    TE’s should be able to either block or dominate non-CB’s… Gesicki has done neither.

  5. I said it yesterday on the Njoku topic. Gesiki was a must tag for Miami.

    Hopefully McDaniels has a variety of ways to get more out of the TE room as a whole. Because the last staff had no clue.

  6. Given the QB play for the Fins, Mike G is a sleeper. Pair him with Aaron R, & he explodes to elite receiving TE. The new offense will benefit by keeping him. Altho with this offense, the ball will be distributed all around. Still, having him makes him even more valuable. The best FA’s may be on your roster.

  7. raidermark says:

    What are they smoking? Pedestrian numbers like that? He must have something on Ross
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    5th in TE receptions and yards, so maybe not so pedestrian. And that’s with a subpar passing game.

  8. TheFinalSay says:
    March 8, 2022 at 5:39 pm
    Given the QB play for the Fins, Mike G is a sleeper. Pair him with Aaron R, & he explodes to elite receiving TE. The new offense will benefit by keeping him. Altho with this offense, the ball will be distributed all around. Still, having him makes him even more valuable. The best FA’s may be on your roster.
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    You put a good QB on that Dolphins and the WR’s see more targets.

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