The New York Jets recently signed veteran placekicker Nick Folk. Let’s therefore look at Folk in more detail.

Jets fans will be familiar with Folk, who kicked for the team from 2010 to 2016. However, he’s now 40, and seeking to prove he can still kick at a high level as he will compete with Harrison Mevis for the Jets’ kicker role. Although Folk’s only Pro Bowl appearance was all the way back in 2007, he’s been one of the best kickers in the league in recent seasons and led the league in field goal percentage in 2023 and 2024.

Background

Folk was named as a two-star high school recruit by Rivals and headed to Arizona in 2003, but his career got off to a slow start. He missed all three of his field goals in his freshman season and then made 8 of 13 as a sophomore and 7 of 11 as a jun

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