After trading away one member of their tight end group, the New England Patriots did not take long to bolster the position in free agency: four days after sending Jonnu Smith to Atlanta, they signed Mike Gesicki to a one-year contract.
Gesicki is not a one-for-one replacement for Smith — the former is primarily a receiver, the latter was used more as a blocker the last two years — but he will nonetheless play a prominent role in New England’s offense this year. How prominent? That remains to be seen, but it will have an impact on how much he will earn during the 2023 season.