With dozens of relatives and friends in the crowd of 77,982, former Southern Regional High School star athlete and Miami Dolphins rookie Mike Gesicki stepped onto the turf at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford for the first time on Sept. 16. And while Gesicki didn’t see any Ryan Tannehill passes thrown in his direction, Monday’s press conference with head coach Adam Gase revealed that wasn’t part of the plan during the Dolphins’ 20-12 victory over the New York Jets.
“We had a couple opportunities in the passing game to get him the ball, but it didn’t work out,” Gase said after being…
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