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The Atlanta Falcons are releasing kicker Nick Folk, a source confirmed to ESPN on Tuesday.
Folk was 13-of-18 on field goal tries this season, his first with the Falcons. Folk missed a 38-yard field goal Sunday in a loss to the Cincinnati Bengals and was 1-of-4 on attempts of 50 yards or more in 2026.
Over the previous three seasons, Folk was one of the most accurate kickers in the league, missing only three field-goal attempts combined with the New York Jets and Tennessee Titans. The Falcons had signed Folk to a two-year, $9 million contract in the offseason, including $4 million guaranteed. He has played for six teams.
In Folk's place, the Falcons are signing Jake Moody off the Baltimore Ravens practice squad. Moody, who was on his second stint on the Ravens' practice squad, kicked a 53-yard field goal during a downpour in Baltimore last Thursday. It was his first game for the Ravens who placed kicker Tyler Loop (groin) on injured reserve.
Moody was attracted by the chance to kick primarily indoors for the first time in his career, per a source. The Falcons play at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, which has a retractable roof.
With Loop expected to miss at least the next three games, the Ravens will look for their third kicker of the season.
The Schultz Report was the first to report the Folk news.
