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Nick Folk Contract

Nick Folk signed a two-year, $9 million contract with the Atlanta Falcons. The deal includes $4 million guaranteed. It carries a $3.26 million cap hit in 2026.

Contract record last updated .

2-year contract$9M
Guaranteed
$4M
Average / year
$4.50M
Free agency
2028 UFA
Place Kicker #6Age 4119 NFL seasons6' 1" / 225 lbsArizona
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2026 contract ledger

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Nick Folk current contract summary
2026$1,500,000$1,250,000$4,510,000$0$3,260,000

Cap hit: The total amount charged against the team salary cap for this league year.

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Nick Folk current contract annual cash and salary-cap ledger
YearBase salarySigning prorationOption bonusOption prorationRoster bonusPer-game bonusWorkout bonusAvailable incentivesCap incentivesGuaranteed salaryCash dueCap hit
2026contract$1,500,000$1,250,000$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$4,510,000$3,260,000
Cap equation · 2026BASE $1,500,000 + SIGNING $1,250,000 + OPTION PRORATION $0 + ROSTER $0 + PER-GAME $0 + WORKOUT $0 + CAP INCENTIVES $0 + ADJUSTMENT $510,000=$3,260,000

Career cash flow

Earned through 2025Hatched bars are scheduled, not yet earnedSwipe across seasons →
$4.51M$2.25M$0
DAL2007–2009
JETS2010–2016
TB2017
NE2019–2022
TEN2023–2024
JETS2025
ATL2026–2027
BaseSigningRosterRestructureOptionOther earnedBonus mixNew dealScheduled
CASH · 2026=BASE $1,500,000 + SIGNING $2,500,000 + ROSTER $0 + RESTRUCTURE $0 + OPTION $0 + WORKOUT $0 + EARNED INCENTIVES $0 + ADJUSTMENT $510,000$4,510,000

Annual career ledger

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Nick Folk complete annual career earnings ledger
SeasonSalaryBonuses and cash adjustmentsPotentialCash totals
YearAgeTeamBase salarySigningRosterRestructureOptionWorkoutIncentives paidOther cashAvailableAnnual cashCareer cash
2007NEW DEAL23DAL$285,000$108,000$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$393,000$393,000
200824DAL$370,000$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$370,000$763,000
200925DAL$460,000$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$460,000$1,223,000
2010NEW DEAL26JETS$545,000$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$545,000$1,768,000
2011NEW DEAL27JETS$545,000$7,280$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$552,280$2,320,280
2012NEW DEAL28JETS$700,000$50,000$0$0$0$15,000$0$0$0$765,000$3,085,280
2013NEW DEAL29JETS$715,000$50,000$0$0$0$15,000$0$0$0$780,000$3,865,280
2014NEW DEAL30JETS$1,500,000$0$0$2,100,000$0$0$0$0$0$3,600,000$7,465,280
201531JETS$870,000$0$1,780,000$0$0$0$10,074$0$0$2,660,074$10,125,354
201632JETS$2,750,000$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$2,750,000$12,875,354
2017NEW DEAL33TB$1,000,000$0$0$750,000$0$0$0$0$0$1,750,000$14,625,354
2019NEW DEAL35NE$242,353$0$0$0$0$0$0−$1$0$242,352$14,867,706
2020NEW DEAL36NE$988,235$0$0$0$0$0$37,570$0$0$1,025,805$15,893,511
2021NEW DEAL37NE$1,219,444$125,000$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$1,344,444$17,237,955
2022NEW DEAL38NE$1,120,000$1,170,000$0$510,000$0$0$0$0$0$2,800,000$20,037,955
202339TEN$1,690,000$0$0$0$0$0$0$510,000$0$2,200,000$22,237,955
2024NEW DEAL40TEN$1,750,000$1,750,000$0$0$0$0$0$255,000$0$3,755,000$25,992,955
2025NEW DEAL41JETS$1,255,000$620,000$0$0$0$0$375,000$1,000,000$0$3,250,000$29,242,955
2026NEW DEAL · SCHEDULED42ATL$1,500,000$2,500,000$0$0$0$0$0$510,000$0$4,510,000$33,752,955
2027SCHEDULED43ATL$3,480,000$0$0$500,000$0$0$0$510,000$0$4,490,000$38,242,955
Career totals$22,985,032$6,380,280$1,780,000$3,860,000$0$30,000$422,644$2,784,999$0$38,242,955$38,242,955

Contract history

16 reported agreements · guarantees at signing

  1. 20072007
  2. 20102010
  3. 20112011
  4. 20122012
  5. 20132013
  6. 20142014
  7. 20142014
  8. 20172017
  9. 20192019
  10. 20202020
  11. 20212021
  12. 20212021
  13. 20222022
  14. 20242024
  15. 20252025
  16. 20262026
Career cash shown: $29.24M · Projected under current schedule: $38.24M