It took 27 games, but former Southern Regional star athlete Mike Gesicki finally snagged the first touchdown catch of his NFL career.
With 9:37 left in the third quarter of Miami’s 41-24 loss to Cleveland on Nov. 24, the Dolphins’ second-year tight end snatched an 11-yard pass from quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick. On first-and-10 from the Browns’ 11-yard line, Gesicki ran a slant route over the middle and Fitzpatrick hit Gesicki right at the No. 88 on the front of his jersey.
Gesicki’s first TD celebration was short – he stood up straight, raised his hands in the air, then twice motioned as if…
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