Jets' latest roster move creates a reunion that could steal a job from a rookie for this season

Originally posted on A to Z Sports | By Adam Holt | Last updated Jul 29, 2025 12:57 PM ET

The New York Jets are adding some notable competition to a key position battle that involves a rookie. Rookie kicker Caden Davis joined the Jets following this year's NFL Draft. He is competing for the starting role alongside Harrison Mevis and a new name.

Jets reunite with Nick Folk

According to Ari Meirov, the Jets are adding another kicker to the mix, and it's a familiar face. Nick Folk, 40, is joining the Jets roster. Folk led the NFL in field goal percentage in both the last two seasons.

A reunion: The #Jets are signing 40-year-old K Nick Folk, who previously kicked for the team from 2010–2016.

Folk led the NFL in field goal percentage in each of the last two seasons — 96.7% and 95.5% — as a member of the Titans. pic.twitter.com/Bjh8lVWqde
— Ari Meirov (@MySportsUpdate) July 29, 2025

Bringing Folk in makes plenty of sense. Training camp is the time for position battles, and Folk presents proven experience and legitimate upside, considering his consistency in recent seasons. There's a real chance he wins the job over Davis and Mevis.

Bringing back Folk would probably warm the hearts of plenty fans dawning green. It's been awhile since he was in New York as anything but an opponent. That being said, he's one of the most accomplished boots in team history.

Folk, 40, previously played 7 seasons (2010-16) for the Green & White, appearing in 104 games. Over that span, he converted on 175-of-213 field-goal attempts (82.2%) and made 204-of-206 extra-point attempts (99%). His 729 points are No. 2 on the Jets' career list, trailing only Pat Leahy's 1,470 points compiled over his 18 seasons (1974-91) and 260 games with the only NFL team he kicked for. -- New York Jets