The Cincinnati Bengals made several great additions on the free agent market this offseason, but one player appears to be a real bargain so far in training camp, according to Bleacher Report’s Maurice Moton.
The portal recently included Bengals tight end Mike Gesicki on a list of eight players who look like bargains during training camp. Gesicki signed a one-year, $2.5 million contract with the Bengals and is currently battling for the team’s starting tight end spot. According to James Rapien of Sports Illustrated, he has also developed good chemistry with star quarterback Joe Burrow.
This is no surprise. Gesicki immediately fills a void for the Bengals at the tight end position and represents an improvement over last season’s team, especially in the pass-catching area.
Gesicki never had fewer than 20 receptions and 200 receiving yards in a season and scored 20 touchdowns over the course of his career. He also surpassed 700 receiving yards in a season twice. It was only a few years ago that he had 73 receptions for 780 yards as a member of the Miami Dolphins in 2021.
Playing alongside players like Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins should also give Gesicki more options in the midfield, potentially allowing him to do great things in Cincinnati in 2024, and that was the core of the reasoning given by B/R.
“In a Burrow-led offense, Gesicki could have plenty of targets in one-on-one situations as defenders focus on Chase and Higgins on the perimeter,” Moton wrote. “If he’s the No. 3 aerial attacker, his one-year, $2.5 million deal will be one of the best bargains of the offseason.”
We’re not here to give fantasy football picks, but Gesicki is a guy who could absolutely be a good pick in the mid-to-late rounds. He could also prove to be very valuable to the Bengals and potentially be worth a lot more than the relatively small contract he signed in the offseason.
