NASHVILLE – Nick Folk has built his career on consistency.
Heading into the 2024 season, the veteran kicker carries an all-time NFL-record streak of 78 consecutive field goals from under 40 yards – a streak going back to 2017.
Folk has made 83.8 percent of his kicks during his 16 NFL seasons, and he was near perfect for the Titans in his first season with the team last year.
Folk, along with others, dealt with a shake-up earlier this offseason, with a coaching change.
At least a part of him wondered what it might mean for him.
The Titans ended up re-signing Folk, and he’s glad to be back.
“For me, it’s always been a patient game,” Folk said. “I kind of understand the game, and I understand the business side of it. I was patient with it, and I knew I wanted to play. I told that to Ran (Carthon) at the end of the season, that I wanted to keep playing, that I loved it here.
“I wanted to come back, and I’m excited to be back. Now it’s about getting ready for another season.”
In 2024, all NFL kickers will deal with a new kickoff format. Folk will make the adjustment under a new special teams coordinator in Colt Anderson.
Folk, who will turn 40 in November, said he’s made some adjustments to himself as he’s gotten older as well.
“A lot of it has to do with how I’ve trained, the timing of training, the timing of kicking,” Folk said. “When I was younger, I used to be able to kick a lot, go multiple days in a row, kick a lot more balls. Now I am very rep conscious, if you will. I’ve always kind of been quality over quantity and I know there’s going to be days when I need the quantity, but I still want to make it quality.
“You could maybe look at my technique and say not much has changed, but there are little nuances. You could probably talk to a golfer, and they’d say the same thing. You might not see the changes, but they’re making small, minute changes. And I think a lot of that changes as your…
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