The Miami Dolphins are set to place the franchise tag on tight end Mike Gesicki, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter.
Miami had until Tuesday at 4 p.m. ET to place the tag on Gesicki, or else he would have become a free agent.
As seen in the following breakdown, Gesicki will earn $10.9 million in 2022 under the franchise tag:
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It would have been something of a surprise if Dolphins let the talented playmaker go elsewhere, but Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald noted they didn't give him a contract extension ahead of the 2021 season like they did with fellow 2018 draftees Jerome Baker and Jason Sanders.