Tag: Mike Gesicki

Dolphins TE Mike Gesicki non-committal on future with the team

Was there a subtle jab at the Dolphins thrown in there?

Now that the Miami Dolphins season is over, tight end Mike Gesicki has to look toward the future.

Gesicki was set to hit free agency last offseason before the Dolphins used their franchise tag on the former Nittany Lion, in a somewhat surprising move.

The Penn State product recorded just 32 receptions and 362 yards in 2022, which were his lowest totals outside of his rookie season. However, he did find the end zone five times.

Gesicki also scored the lone receiving touchdown in the wild-card loss to the Buffalo Bills on Sunday.

After the contest, Gesicki was asked about his future with the team, to which he responded without a commitment either way.

However, he did say that he’s looking for more opportunities wherever he plays in 2023.

Despite paying Gesicki over $10 million in 2022, he played fewer snaps than Durham Smythe, which will likely hurt his value on the market this offseason.

When Gesicki is used, he’s effective, but he’ll likely have to find that with another team.

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WATCH: Saquon Barkley’s first career NFL postseason touchdown

Watch Saquon Barkley score his first career NFL playoff touchdown

It was a big day in the NFL playoffs for some former Penn State stars. Tight end [autotag]Mike Gesicki[/autotag] made his NFL playoff debut on Sunday for the Miami Dolphins and scored his first career postseason touchdown. A couple of hours later, Gesicki’s former teammate on Penn State scored his first career playoff touchdown in his NFL playoff debut.

[autotag]Saquon Barkley[/autotag] put the New York Giants on the scoreboard in the first quarter of the Giants’ road playoff game in the NFC wild card round against the Minnesota Vikings to even the game on the first offensive series of the game by the Giants. Barkley took off for a 28-yard run on the left side on a pitch from quarternback Daniel Jones. Once Barkley broke through a hole and shrugged off a defender, it was off to the races for the former Nittany Lion running back.

Barkley rushed for 1,312 yards and 10 touchdowns during the regular season for the Giants, who claimed one of the final wild card spots in the NFC playoffs in the final weeks of the season. This is the first time the Giants have been in the postseason since drafting Barkley in the 2018 NFL draft.

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Twitter reacts to Mike Gesicki’s first career playoff touchdown

NFL Twitter reacts to Mike Gesicki’s signature touchdown dance after first career postseason TD

For the first time in his five-year career in the NFL, former Penn State tight end [autotag]Mike Gesicki[/autotag] is getting a firsthand taste of the NFL playoff action. And after five years, Gesicki scored his first career postseason touchdown. Gesicki caught a touchdown pass late in the first half of the wild card matchup between Gesicki’s Miami Dolphins and the Buffalo Bills.

With Gesicki’s touchdown, the Dolphins erased a 17-0 first-half deficit on the road against their division rivals with a successful two-point conversion. Gesicki made sure to relish in the moment with his signature, yet often ridiculed dance moves.

Afterward, the buzz was almost as much about Gesicki’s dancing shoes as it was the Dolphins had crawled all the way back from a 17-0 deficit! Here are some of the best reactions from Twitter commenting on Gesicki’s post-touchdown celebration.

What Penn State players are in the NFL playoffs in 2023?

What Penn State players are on the rosters for teams in this season’s NFL playoffs?

The NFL’s regular season is now officially in the books and the field for this year’s playoff is set. And once again, this NFL postseason will be seeing Penn State well represented throughout the playoffs. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have the most former Nittany Lions on their roster as the battle for the Super Bowl is about to get underway. In all, there are 18 players from Penn State in this year’s NFL playoffs.

The only teams in the NFL playoffs with no Penn State ties are the Kansas City Chiefs and Seattle Seahawks.

Here is a look at every Penn State player on a roster for a team in the NFL playoffs.

Penn State photo archive: 2017 Rose Bowl vs. USC

A look back at the best images from the 2017 Rose Bowl between Penn State and USC

Penn State took a thrilling path to a Big Ten championship in 2016 with an iconic field goal block against Ohio State and a wild victory over Wisconsin in the Big Ten championship to earn a third trip to the Rose Bowl since joining the Big Ten. And for the second straight time in the Rose Bowl, Penn State would face a high-powered USC team in Pasadena.

Penn State and USC helped to rewrite the record book in the 2017 Rose Bowl with a new game record for combined points, Penn State scoring on three consecutive offensive snaps, and USC quarterback Sam Darnold setting a Rose Bowl record for most touchdown passes, much to the chagrin of the Nittany Lions. Penn State came up on the wrong end of a 52-49 thriller in the Rose Bowl after seeing the offense stalled in the fourth quarter and allowing the Trojans to keep hopes alive. A late interception thrown by Trace McSorley led to a game-winning field goal for the Trojans as time expired.

Despite the loss, the Rose Bowl served up some terrific moments for Penn State, including one of the best runs by [autotag]Saquon Barkley[/autotag]. Here are some of the best photos from the 2017 Rose Bowl as Penn State battled USC.

Mike McDaniel takes responsibility for Mike Gesicki’s lack of involvement

Miami has struggled to get the high-priced TE involved.

When Mike McDaniel was hired as the head coach of the Miami Dolphins most believed that tight end Mike Gesicki’s time was probably coming to an end in South Florida.

At the time, Gesicki was set to become a free agent, and he just didn’t really fit into the role that McDaniel asks his tight ends to take on. However, Miami opted to franchise tag the Penn State product, paying him $10.93 million guaranteed this season.

Through 15 weeks, Gesicki has had one of the worst years of his career, recording just 25 receptions for 274 yards and four touchdowns. He’s on pace to have his second-lowest totals in receptions in yards – the first being his rookie season.

Gesicki has been asked about his production throughout the year and has remained a true professional. This week, McDaniel put a lot of the blame on himself for his tight end’s poor showing.

“I look at my portion of the situation in that yeah, he’s a good player and I don’t get him involved enough,” McDaniel said. “I don’t like that he’s having to answer those questions. I don’t like that it feels as though it’s a failure to some degree, I think, for myself, because if I’m to lead this team, I need to set an example. And the example of accountability can’t ever be skirted. And I think, I hope and I believe that Mike looks at it as what could he do to better the situation. I think he’s a pro and it’s been a rough set of circumstances. There’s always more you can do as a coach and he’s a good player.

“So yeah, there’s multiple variables to crack as a head coach, play-caller, all that stuff. I really, really want, in the worst way, to do the best job possible and feel very responsible to these players’ careers. And it’s okay for me to admit when something is staring you in the face and you know that you could do better. I don’t like that he has to deal with that and I need to do as good a job as I can, which obviously, I can do a better job of making him have opportunities. And then he needs to take advantage of those opportunities.”

At this point, Gesicki is being out-snapped by Durham Smythe, his best friend on the team. Smythe is a solid player and is a better blocker than Gesicki, but his play-making ability isn’t really close.

As the final weeks of the season near, it feels like Gesicki may be playing for the last time in aqua and orange sometime soon.

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Mike Gesicki continues to take the high road despite lack of targets

He’s a true pro.

Miami Dolphins tight end Mike Gesicki’s 2022 campaign probably isn’t going the way he would’ve liked.

Through 13 games, the former Nittany Lion has recorded just 24 receptions for 269 yards and four touchdowns. In the last three contests, Gesicki has been held without a reception – the first three-game streak without a catch in his career.

That isn’t exactly the production of a tight end who received a $10.9 million franchise tag this offseason to keep him in South Florida.

Despite this, Gesicki has continued to say all of the right things to the media throughout the year.

“I just continue to come in here, be positive, with a positive attitude, try to be a good teammate, and try to handle my business like a professional,” Gesicki told Joe Schad of The Palm Beach Post. “That’s really all I can do. All I know how to do. I don’t, I don’t call the plays, I don’t draw them up. I just go out, execute, and try to be the best teammate and guy in this locker room and let everything else kind of take over.”

He’s celebrating with his teammates, but it would only be natural for a player to be upset about his lack of usage. To this point, Gesicki and his good friend Durham Smythe have played the exact same amount of offensive snaps (399) despite the monetary commitment to the former.

This situation seems to be headed to a split this offseason, but Gesicki shouldn’t be blamed because the effort and professionalism are there.

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Prince’s NFL Player Props: Miles Sanders, Matt Ryan and more Week 13 picks

The best NFL Week 13 player prop bets.

OK, so I’m batting .500 over the last couple of weeks. Not terrible, but definitely not something I’m prepared to settle for either.

My record won’t even out until I start stringing together some winning weeks, so that’s what we’re aiming for here.

The problem in Week 12 is that I bet against Jalen Hurts again, and that hasn’t worked out for me all year. So this week we’re going with the bold strategy of betting against…Miles Sanders, his teammate coming off a season-high of rushing yards.

What can I say. I’m a glutton for punishment. Let’s get into Week 13.

Week 12: 3-3

2022 record: 27-38

PSU in NFL: Week 8 moments from former Penn State players

Here are the top NFL Week 8 moments from former Penn State players.

It’s crazy to think we are already halfway through the NFL regular season. On top of that, we have seen plenty of former Penn State players that have shown out so far through the course of the season.

Not only that, but players like Saquon Barkley and Miles Sanders, who are coming up on contract years, have really increased their value, especially Sanders. Barkley has put himself in the running for the Comeback Player of the Year Award and it kind of seems like there isn’t really anyone close to him as of right now.

There have been multiple former Penn State players named every week in here, and will continue to do so. Those players are Micah Parsons, Saquon Barkley and Miles Sanders.

One interesting former Penn State player to keep an eye on is Miami Dolphins tight end Mike Gesicki. It will be interesting to see if Miami trades him at the deadline, which is today.

Let’s take a look at the top performers from former Penn State players from Week 8 of the NFL season.

Penn State in the NFL photo gallery for Week 8

Check out these images of former Penn State players in action in the NFL’s Week 8.

It was another big weekend in the pros for a handful of former Nittany Lions. Among the highlights of the weekend was former linebacker [autotag]Micah Parsons[/autotag] scoring his first career touchdown in the NFL, but there were some good highlights from others as well.

[autotag]Chris Godwin[/autotag] had six catches for 75 yards, but his Bucs continue to struggle. [autotag]Mike Gesicki[/autotag] had a touchdown in a win by the Dolphins. [autotag]Miles Sanders[/autotag] scored a touchdown for the Eagles, who remain undefeated after seven games. Saquon Barkley scored a touchdown as well, but it wasn’t enough to help the Giants avoid a loss in Seattle.

Here are some of the best photos from this past weekend’s NFL action with a focus on some former Penn State players.