The league is knocking on the door of 2025 free agency, which unofficially kicks off on Monday. There, teams are permitted to begin negotiating with unrestricted free agents on the parameters of contracts.

As the Cincinnati Bengals continue to work on getting long-term deals done with Ja'Marr Chase and Tee Higgins, they were able to work out a new contract with Mike Gesicki before the start of free agency.

The Cincinnati Bengals have retained one of their key free agents before the market opens, signing tight end Mike Gesicki to a new deal. Gesicki joined the Bengals last year and solved the revolving door problem at the position,