The Folks Hero is again in The Massive Apple.
Veteran kicker Nick Folks signed with the New York Jets on Tuesday, reuniting with the franchise for which he performed for seven seasons from 2010 by means of 2016.
The 40-year-old Folks will compete with rookie Harrison Mevis for the kicking job this season for brand new head coach Aaron Glenn and particular groups coordinator Chris Banjo. Rookie Caden Davis, who was competing with Mevis, was waived by New York earlier within the day.
“Listen, he is a very established kicker in this league,” Glenn mentioned of Folks. “When you go back and you look at his stats from the last couple of years, man, they’ve been above board. And I’ve said this from the beginning: Anybody that can help us win games, man, we’re going to take a look at that.”
Folks was nicknamed “Folk Hero” throughout his first stint with the Jets for his potential to make essential kicks, notably through the second of New York’s consecutive runs to the AFC championship sport beneath Rex Ryan within the 2010 season.
His 729 factors rank second on the Jets’ franchise record, trailing solely Pat Leahy (1,470). In 104 video games with New York, Folks was 175 of 213 on field-goal makes an attempt (82.2%) and 204 of 206 on further factors.
“I’m happy that he chose us, all right,” Glenn mentioned, “to be a part of what we’re trying to do.”
Folks kicked the final two seasons for Tennessee, which selected to maneuver on from him within the offseason when the Titans signed Joey Slye. Folks beforehand performed 4 years for New England, the place he had a profession resurgence.
He was a sixth-round draft decide of Dallas in 2007 out of Arizona and was chosen to the Professional Bowl as a rookie. After three years with the Cowboys, he signed a free-agent take care of the Jets in 2010. His 56-yard area objective that season set a franchise report that has since been eclipsed. Folks booted a 32-yarder with 3 seconds left to beat Indianapolis within the AFC wild-card spherical.
Folks signed with Tampa Bay as a free agent in 2017 and struggled with an damage earlier than being launched. He was out of soccer till signing with Arizona of the Alliance of American Soccer in 2019.
In different roster strikes Tuesday, the Jets signed operating again Lawrance Toafili and offensive lineman Liam Fornadel and waived/injured middle Gus Hartwig, who left follow Monday with a knee damage.
