As the Jets' new special teams coordinator, Chris Banjo is getting acclimated to his new post -- one in which he will cobble together punt and kickoff return units composed of mostly young guys eager to contribute. There might be the odd veteran in the group, like 31-year-old long snapper Thomas Hennessy .

So Banjo, 35, got a splash of cold water to his face in an early encounter with placekicker Nick Folk , 40, who was signed by the Jets this week and is competing with Harrison Mevis , 23, for the job.

"He [Folk] came in and I actually called him 'coach,' " Banjo said with a laugh after the team practiced on Thursday. "But he's been incredibly humble throughout this approach and this whole process. So we're just going to continue to take it day by day."

Folk played the past two s

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