Titans Trade For New England Kicker Nick Folk

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Titans are trying a proven veteran in their latest move to fill a big need.

The Titans traded a 2025 seventh-round draft pick to the New England Patriots before the NFL’s roster cut deadline for veteran Nick Folk after trying a pair of undrafted free agents during much of the offseason and training camp before turning to a journeyman kicker for the preseason finale.

Folk, 38, still has to pass a physical to finalize the trade the Titans announced Tuesday night after other roster moves. The 6-foot-1, 222-pound Folk has played 211 games over 15 seasons with Dallas, the Jets, Tampa and the Patriots.

He set the NFL record by making 64 consecutive field goals under 50 yards. He set the New England mark with 36 straight field goals made between September 2020 and October 2021. He has made 12 game-winning field goals overall and 82.9% for his career on field goals (353 of 426).

Michael Badgley lasted exactly one game just like his previous stint with Tennessee, though he at least played in the 2021 opener. This time around, he was cut Sunday after the 23-7 win over the Patriots last week. He banked in his first of three made field goals off the left upright and hooked a 39-yarder wide left.

A sixth-round draft pick out of Notre Dame in 2007 by Dallas, Folk made 89.3% of his field goals in 57 games with New England. He was 32 of 37 on field goals last season, including 4 of 5 on kicks 50 yards or longer, and made 32 of 35 extra points.

Folk will have a chance to become the 12th different kicker to try a field goal or extra point for this franchise since 2019 on Sept. 10 in Tennessee’s season opener at New Orleans.

The position of kicker has become a carousel for Tennessee after the job was held for years by the likes of Al Del Greco, Joe Nedney, Rob Bironas and Ryan Succop. Three different kickers played for the Titans last season, Randy Bullock was one of two used in 2021 with Stephen Gostkowski among two in 2020.