{"id":802829,"date":"2026-03-09T18:18:29","date_gmt":"2026-03-09T18:18:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/802829\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T18:18:29","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T18:18:29","slug":"atlanta-signs-veteran-kicker-after-disastrous-2025-kicking-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/802829\/","title":{"rendered":"Atlanta signs veteran kicker after disastrous 2025 kicking season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/clutchpoints.com\/nfl\/atlanta-falcons\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Atlanta Falcons<\/a> are aggressively reshaping their roster under a new head coach as they look to snap an eight-year playoff drought. Following reports that the organization has emerged as a frontrunner for quarterback Tua Tagovailoa, the front office is focusing on veteran depth to stabilize the offense. According to NFL insider Tom Pelissero, the team <a href=\"https:\/\/clutchpoints.com\/nfl\/atlanta-falcons\/falcons-news-atlanta-wr-spent-last-season-bears\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">is reuniting with wide receiver Olamide Zaccheaus<\/a>, who returns to the franchise where he originally started as an undrafted free agent.<\/p>\n<p>However, the most critical stabilization effort centers on a special teams unit that struggled throughout a disastrous 2025 kicking season.<\/p>\n<p>According to Tom Pelissero on X, the Falcons <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TomPelissero\/status\/2031061168077373621\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">are signing<\/a> veteran kicker Nick Folk to a two-year deal.<\/p>\n<p>At 41 years old, Folk is preparing for his 20th NFL season on a contract negotiated by Gary Uberstine and Michael Hoffman.<\/p>\n<p>By securing one of the league\u2019s most enduring specialists, Atlanta is prioritizing accuracy and experience over younger, unproven options.<\/p>\n<p>Folk\u2019s ability to perform under pressure is viewed as a necessary remedy for a team that lost multiple close contests due to kicking inconsistencies last year.<\/p>\n<p>Before landing in Atlanta, <a href=\"https:\/\/clutchpoints.com\/nfl\/nfl-stories\/5-best-nick-folk-destinations-free-agency-41-year-old-nfl-best-run\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Folk was widely expected to be a top target<\/a> for several other contenders.<\/p>\n<p>Analysts had previously linked the 41-year-old to the Philadelphia Eagles, New Orleans Saints, Green Bay Packers, Tennessee Titans, and his former team, the New England Patriots.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the league-wide interest from these high-profile suitors, the Falcons moved decisively to ensure the veteran remained off the market.<\/p>\n<p>This signing underscores a clear \u201cwin-now\u201d mandate in Georgia, where the coaching staff is leaving nothing to chance as they build a veteran-heavy core for the 2026 campaign.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Atlanta Falcons are aggressively reshaping their roster under a new head coach as they look to snap&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":802830,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2074],"tags":[223,254,2554,224,7,6,2592,10554],"class_list":["post-802829","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-atlanta-falcons","tag-atlanta","tag-atlanta-falcons","tag-atlantafalcons","tag-falcons","tag-football","tag-nfl","tag-nfl-free-agency","tag-nick-folk"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116200597477010677","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/802829","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=802829"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/802829\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/802830"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=802829"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=802829"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=802829"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}