Ex-Patriots tight end Mike Gesicki is leaving for a 1-year free-agent deal with the Bengals worth up to $3.25 million, according to ESPN.

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Gesicki spent just one season in New England and caught 29 passes for 244 yards and two touchdowns. He started a career-high 10 games and appeared in all 17 contests. Last offseason, Gesicki inked an incentive-laden 1-year deal in free agency, but posted the worst numbers of his career since his rookie season of 2018.

The 6-foot-6 pass-catcher was expected to serve as a red-zone threat, something that never materialized alongside quarterbacks Mac Jones and Bailey Zappe. Gesicki’s departure comes days after the Patriots re-signed fellow tight end Hunter Henry to a 3-year, $27 million contract, per a Herald source. La’Michael Pettway is the only other tight end under contract in New England.

Gesicki, 28, started his career in Miami, where he spent five seasons as a Patriots’ division rival. The Pats are not scheduled to play the Bengals next season.