Jets bring back kicker Nick Folk
New York Jets kicker Nick Folk against the Buffalo Bills on Sept. 15, 2016. Credit: AP/Bill Wippert
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. – It’s a Folk reunion.
Kicker Nick Folk is back with the Jets. They signed the 40-year Folk after working him out Monday.
Folk played for the Jets from 2010 through 2016. He made 175 of 213 field goals in his Jets’ career. Since 2017, the Jets have used 15 different kickers.
Rookies Cade Davis and Harrison Mevis have been doing the kicking in camp, but neither has been impressive. Davis was waived to make room for Folk, who led the NFL in field-goal accuracy the past two seasons with Tennessee. Folk made 96.7% of his attempts in 2023 and 95.5% last year.
Folk has made 403 field goals – the 14th most all-time - in his 17-year career, which has included stops in Dallas, Tampa and New England.
“He is a very established kicker in this league,” Aaron Glenn said. “When you go back and look at his stats the last couple of years, man, they've been above board. I've said this from the beginning, anybody that can help us win games, man, we are going to take a look at that. Obviously, he was available, and the terms worked out.
“I'm happy that he chose us to be a part of what we are trying to do.”
Al Iannazzone covers the Jets for Newsday after spending nearly two decades on the NBA beat with Knicks and Nets.
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