Patriots Sign Nick Folk As New Kicker

The Patriots had a surprising need at the kicker position after cutting Mike Nugent earlier today. Nugent went 5-for-8 on field goals(two misses and one blocked) and 15-for-16 on PATs during his four games with the Patriots.

The Patriots lost kicker Stephen Gostkowski for the season after the Week 4 win in Buffalo when he aggravated a hip injury which required surgery.

The 8-0 Patriots will get back to work this Sunday evening at Baltimore, where they’ll face the 5-2 Ravens in what should be their toughest test so far this season.

The #Patriots are signing free agent K Nick Folk, source said. Most recently, he held the AAF record for longest field goal at 55 yards. He’s also played for the #Bucs, #Jets and #Cowboys.

— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) October 29, 2019