The Titans Are Keeping Veteran Kicker Nick Folk After Franchise-record Season – News18

NASHVILLE, Tenn.: The Tennessee Titans are re-signing veteran kicker Nick Folk after he made an NFL-main, profession-greatest 96.7% of his kicks final season.

The Titans introduced Wednesday they agreed to phrases with Folk and defensive lineman Sebastian Joseph.

Tennessee traded a 2025 seventh-spherical draft decide to New England final August for Folk simply earlier than NFL’s roster reduce deadline after making an attempt a pair of undrafted free brokers to fill its want for a kicker.

Folk, 39, performed in all 17 video games final season and made 29 of 30 discipline objectives. His share tied for the 14th-greatest mark for a single season in NFL historical past and set a franchise file, topping the mark of 92.3% held by Al Del Greco (1998) and Rob Bironas (2010).

The 16-12 months veteran additionally has made an NFL-file 78 consecutive discipline objectives beneath 40 yards, a streak he began in 2017. Folk ranks fourth amongst lively kickers with 382 profession discipline objectives, trailing Matt Prater (401), Mason Crosby (400) and Justin Tucker (395).

Folk ranks tenth with 228 profession video games amongst all NFL gamers lively by way of the 2023 season. He additionally has performed with Dallas, the Jets and Tampa Bay.

Joseph, previously generally known as Joseph-Day, has began 68 of 71 video games in his 5 seasons within the NFL. He was a sixth-spherical decide by the Rams, for whom he made his NFL debut within the 2019 season and was with them by way of 2021.

He performed for the Chargers in 2022 and 2023, then performed two video games for San Francisco late final season. The 6-foot-4, 310-pound lineman has 11 profession sacks, 21 tackles for loss, two compelled fumbles, a recovered fumble and an interception.

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