Mike Gesicki is returning to the Cincinnati Bengals after agreeing to a three-year contract worth $25.5 million on Saturday, a person familiar with the contract negotiations told The Associated Press.

The Cincinnati Bengals have retained one of their key free agents before the market opens, signing tight end Mike Gesicki to a new deal. According to NFL Network's Ian Rapoport, the Bengals and Gesicki agreed to a three-year deal worth $25.5 million that locks him down as the No. 1 tight end in the offense for Joe Burrow.

The Bengals are signing Mike Gesicki to a three-year contract extension worth $25.5 million according to Jordan Schultz of Fox Sports. Gesicki will get over $12 million in the first year of his contract.