Mike Gesicki knows his rise to the NFL really didn’t start with his ability to run a tight slant route or sky above a cornerback to snatch a football thrown in his direction.
“I wouldn’t be where I am today if it wasn’t for my family,” Gesicki said during an interview days before the Miami Dolphins visited MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford to take on the AFC East rival New York Jets on Dec. 8.
“My dad has never missed any sporting event of mine in my entire life.
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