Nick Folk has wasted no time making the Falcons feel better about their kicking situation.
Atlanta brought in the 41-year-old this March on a two-year, $9 million deal, and the early returns in training camp have been as clean as the organization could have hoped. On Day 5, Folk drilled all six of his field-goal attempts, including one from 51 yards. Two days later, he came back and stayed perfect again, finishing 7-for-7 with a long of 51 on a bobbled hold.
For a team that has spent the last two seasons watching its kicking game unravel, that kind of consistency stands out fast.
The Falcons have every reason to feel good about the move. Folk is the most accurate kicker in the NFL over the last three seasons, and his camp work is backing up that reputation.
He’s not the type to wow anyone with 60-plus-yard fireworks, but inside 60 yards, he’s built his name on being steady, exact and dependable. That’s the skill set Atlanta has been missing.
And Atlanta’s recent kicking history has been rough enough to make almost any stability look like a revelation. The Falcons cycled through three starting kickers in 2025 alone: Younghoe Koo, Parker Romo and Zane Gonzalez. Koo and Romo were cut during the season and still haven’t signed with another team, while Gonzalez played well enough down the stretch to land with the Miami Dolphins.
The numbers tell the story of how messy it got. Atlanta missed seven field goals and two extra points in 2025.
The year before, Falcons kickers missed a league-worst 12 field goals. That adds up to 19 misses over two seasons.
Folk, by comparison, has missed just 16 kicks total since 2019.
There is one obvious wrinkle: age. Folk is the oldest active kicker in the league, and eventually the Falcons will have to think about what comes next.
But that’s a problem for another day. Right now, he looks locked in, and he sounds like someone who sees the bigger picture too.
“I like the way the team is going," he said. "So hopefully we can get over the top and get in the playoffs."
If Folk keeps this up once the games count, Atlanta may have already solved its most fixable issue before the season even begins.
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