Mike Gesicki listed as limited participant on Dolphins’ injury report

Mike Gesicki listed as limited participant on Dolphins’ injury report

The last time we saw Miami Dolphins tight end Mike Gesicki, it felt like it would be the last time we’d be seeing him all season long. The Dolphins’ third-year tight end is enjoying yet another breakout season in 2020 and has already logged a career high in receiving yards (602) and touchdowns (6) while logging a career high 13.7 yard per reception. But his season appeared to be threatened with a shoulder injury suffered against the Kansas City Chiefs in Week 14; an exchange which saw Gesicki dropped on his head on a tackle attempt and escorted off the field with his arm supported by the training staff.

But while the severity of the injury appeared significant, the Dolphins have been surprisingly mum on the issue all week long, with Brian Flores suggesting we’ll all need to see what happens with the standout tight end in the coming days.

The first new development is a big one — Gesicki was listed as “limited” for Thursday’s injury report. That, of course, is no guarantee that Gesicki will be available to the Dolphins on Sunday against the New England Patriots. But it felt at the time of the injury that it was more likely that we’d see Gesicki placed on injury reserve than it was that we’d see him at practice in half a week.

Gesicki fed the speculation on Thursday with a social media post with the quote “the show goes on”.

If, and this is a big if, Gesicki can play against the Patriots on Sunday — even in an adjusted and limited capacity, it will go a long way in helping the Dolphins secure their ninth win of the 2020 season. The Dolphins’ tight end has caught 14 passes for 153 yards and three touchdowns over the course of the last two weeks (and he missed nearly the entire fourth quarter against the Chiefs). He’s clearly starting to vibe with QB Tua Tagovailoa and that newly found chemistry can go a long way to positioning the Dolphins to secure their first winning season since 2016.

But we need to see Gesicki play, first. The good news is that feels more likely today than it did yesterday.