Nick Folk remembers Mason Taylor from his last stint with the Jets. Taylor, the Jets’ rookie tight end, was six years old running around the practice field during summer camp at SUNY Cortland. His dad, Jason, was on the team. For good measure, Folk also played with Taylor’s uncle, Zach Thomas, two years prior to that in Dallas.

The New York Jets signed veteran kicker Nick Folk earlier this week. Folk had his first training camp practice with the Jets on Thursday. The experienced placekicker was outstanding, showing exactly why GM Darren Mougey decided to bring him in.

After a few uneven performances at training camp, Jets general manager Darren Mougey is now considering going in a different direction. The Jets hosted free-agent kicker Nick Folk on a visit on Monday and went on to re-sign him on Tuesday. Folk kicked for the Jets from 2010-16.