The Atlanta Falcons have parted ways with veteran kicker Nick Folk and added Jake Moody to their roster from the Baltimore Ravens practice squad. The roster move follows a costly miss from inside 40 yards last weekend, which dropped Folk’s field goal percentage for the season to 72.2%.
The End of the Road for Nick Folk
The Falcons initially signed Folk to a two-year contract during the offseason, hoping that his high accuracy—having led the NFL in field goal percentage in 2023, 2024, and 2025—would solve their ongoing kicking difficulties. However, the 42-year-old kicker struggled through the first nine weeks of the season in Atlanta, converting 13 of 18 field goal attempts and 17 of 18 extra points. His performance featured several expensive misses, beginning with struggles in Week 1 against Pittsburgh and culminating in a missed chip-shot attempt against the Cincinnati Bengals.
A New Opportunity for Jake Moody
Moody arrives in Atlanta to audition for the team’s long-term kicking role. Selected by the San Francisco 49ers in the third round of the 2023 NFL Draft, Moody experienced a turbulent early career, making 84% of his field goal attempts in his rookie season before dropping to a 72% success rate in his second year. Following a one-for-three outing in the 49ers’ 2025 season opener, he spent time with the Chicago Bears, converting 8 of 9 kicks, and the Washington Commanders, making 10 of 11 attempts, before joining the Ravens and hitting a 53-yard field goal.
The Falcons hope that the younger kicker can provide the consistency the position has lacked in recent years.
