Nick Folk’s New England Patriots reunion was the culmination of a months-long process.
Folk, the 35-year-old journeyman who helped stabilize the Patriots’ precarious kicking situation last season, first engaged in contract talks with the team in March, around the time he became an unrestricted free agent. But with the COVID-19 pandemic intensifying, he initially opted not to re-sign.
“Back in March was the beginning of kind of the corona pandemic, and we kind of didn’t know what was going on,” Folk said Thursday. “My wife and I, we have four young kids at home. So we were a little more worried on that front.