(Nashville) The Tennessee Titans have signed veteran kicker Nick Folk to a contract extension after he led the NFL with a 96.7% field goal completion rate last season.
The Titans confirmed the information on Wednesday, in addition to indicating that they had reached an agreement with tackle Sebastian Joseph.
Tennessee traded a seventh-round pick in the 2025 NFL Draft to the New England Patriots for Folk last August, after testing two undrafted free agents to fill the starting position. kicker.
Folk, who is 39, played in all 17 games last season, and he converted 29 of his 30 field goal attempts. His success rate of 96.7% is tied for 14the rank in NFL history for a single season, and he set a franchise record in the process – he surpassed the 92.3% mark of Al Del Greco (1998) and Rob Bironas (2010).
The 16-year veteran has made a record 78 consecutive field goal attempts of 40 yards or less, a streak that began in 2017. Folk ranks fourth among active kickers with 382 field goals, behind Matt Prater (401), Mason Crosby (400) and Justin Tucker (395).
Folk also ranks at 10e rank among active players with 228 career games in the NFL. He also wore the uniform of the Dallas Cowboys, New York Jets and Tampa Bay Buccaneers.