Nick Folk
Kicker
Career Earnings: $24,611,846
Career APY: $2,237,441
Total Guarantees: $9,880,000
Largest Cash Payment: $3,710,000 (2024)
Largest Cap Number: $3,755,000 (2024)
- Date of Birth: November 5, 1984
- Height: 6'1"
- Weight: 222
- College: Arizona
- Entry: 2007 Draft, Round 6, #178 overall (Cowboys)
Contract History
| Team | Contract Type | Status | Year Signed | Yrs | Total | APY | Guarantees | Amount Earned | % Earned | Effective APY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buccaneers | SFA | Terminated | 2017 | 1 | $1,750,000 | $1,750,000 | $750,000 | $1,750,000 | 100.0% | $1,750,000 |
| Patriots | SFA | Terminated | 2019 | 1 | $1,030,000 | $1,030,000 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Patriots | SFA | Expired | 2019 | 1 | $1,030,000 | $1,030,000 | $0 | $242,353 | 23.5% | $242,353 |
| Patriots | SFA | Terminated | 2020 | 1 | $1,050,000 | $1,050,000 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Patriots | Practice | Elevated | 2020 | 1 | $204,000 | $204,000 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Patriots | Practice | Renegotiated | 2020 | 1 | $253,765 | $253,765 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Patriots | SFA | Expired | 2020 | 1 | $1,050,000 | $1,050,000 | $0 | $988,235 | 94.1% | $988,235 |
| Patriots | UFA | Terminated | 2021 | 1 | $1,625,000 | $1,225,000 | $1,225,000 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Patriots | Practice | Elevated | 2021 | 1 | $297,722 | $297,722 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Patriots | Practice | Elevated | 2021 | 1 | $252,000 | $252,000 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Patriots | Practice | Renegotiated | 2021 | 1 | $344,833 | $344,833 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Patriots | SFA | Expired | 2021 | 1 | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 | $25,000 | $1,377,778 | 91.9% | $1,377,778 |
| Titans | UFA | Expired | 2022 | 2 | $5,000,000 | $2,500,000 | $2,190,000 | $2,200,000 | 44.0% | $2,200,000 |
| Patriots | UFA | Traded | 2022 | 2 | $5,000,000 | $2,500,000 | $2,190,000 | $2,800,000 | 56.0% | $2,800,000 |
| Titans | UFA | Expired | 2024 | 1 | $3,755,000 | $3,755,000 | $3,500,000 | $3,710,000 | 98.8% | $3,710,000 |
Earnings By Team
| Team | Yrs | Salary | APY | Paid on Cap | % Paid on Cap | Paid as Dead Money | % Paid as Dead Money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jets | 4 | $9,780,000 | $2,445,000 | $9,026,666 | 0.0% | $593,334 | 0.0% |
| Buccaneers | 1 | $1,750,000 | $1,750,000 | $1,750,000 | 0.0% | $0 | 0.0% |
| Patriots | 4 | $7,171,846 | $1,792,962 | $4,450,425 | 0.0% | $2,182,304 | 0.0% |
| Titans | 2 | $5,910,000 | $2,955,000 | $5,955,000 | 0.0% | $0 | 0.0% |
Season History
| Year | Team | Base Salary | Prorated Bonus | Roster Bonus | Per Game Roster Bonus | Workout Bonus | Guaranteed Salary | Cap Number | Cap % | Cash Paid | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Jets | $715,000 | $50,000 | $0 | $0 | $15,000 | $0 | $620,000 | 0.5% | $780,000 | ||
| 2014 | Jets | $1,500,000 | $0 | $2,100,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $3,600,000 | 2.7% | $3,600,000 | ||
| 2015 | Jets | $870,000 | $593,333 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,463,333 | 0.9% | $2,650,000 | ||
| 2016 | Jets | $2,750,000 | $593,333 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $3,343,333 | 2.1% | $2,750,000 | ||
| 2017 | Buccaneers | $1,000,000 | $0 | $750,000 | $0 | $0 | $750,000 | $1,750,000 | 1.0% | $1,750,000 | ||
| 2019 | Patriots | $1,030,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $151,765 | 0.1% | $242,353 | ||
| 2020 | Patriots | $1,050,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $705,882 | 0.3% | $988,235 | ||
| 2021 | Patriots | $1,100,000 | $400,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,377,778 | 0.7% | $1,377,778 | ||
| 2022 | Patriots | $1,120,000 | $585,000 | $0 | $510,000 | $0 | $1,120,000 | $2,215,000 | 1.1% | $2,800,000 | ||
| 2023 | Titans | $1,690,000 | $0 | $0 | $510,000 | $0 | $0 | $2,200,000 | 1.0% | $2,200,000 | ||
| 2024 | Titans | $1,750,000 | $1,750,000 | $0 | $255,000 | $0 | $1,750,000 | $3,755,000 | 1.4% | $3,710,000 | ||
| Total | $14,575,000 | $3,971,666 | $2,850,000 | $1,275,000 | $15,000 | $3,620,000 | $21,182,091 | $22,848,366 | ||||
Statistics
| Year | Games Played | Games Inactive | Snaps | Field Goals | PAT | Points | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Injured | Healthy | Special | Made | Att. | Blk. | Long | Made | Att. | Blk. | |||
| 2012 | 1 | -- | -- | 0.2% | 21 | 27 | 3 | 54 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 93 |
| 2013 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 28.7% | 33 | 36 | 0 | 54 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 126 |
| 2014 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 28.5% | 32 | 39 | 2 | 55 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 119 |
| 2015 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 16.4% | 13 | 16 | 0 | 55 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 58 |
| 2016 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 28.7% | 27 | 31 | 3 | 51 | 24 | 26 | 0 | 105 |
| 2017 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 9.8% | 6 | 11 | 0 | 50 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 25 |
| 2019 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6.6% | 14 | 17 | 1 | 51 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 54 |
| 2020 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 16.5% | 26 | 28 | 0 | 51 | 30 | 33 | 0 | 108 |
| 2021 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 22.1% | 36 | 39 | 0 | 53 | 42 | 47 | 1 | 150 |
| 2022 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 23.0% | 32 | 37 | 0 | 54 | 32 | 35 | 0 | 128 |
| 2023 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 22.8% | 29 | 30 | 0 | 53 | 28 | 30 | 0 | 115 |
| 2024 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 20.1% | 21 | 22 | 0 | 56 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 88 |