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Jets re-sign Folk

 

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The New York Jets re-signed kicker Nick Folk on Saturday.

Folk, 28, has spent the past three seasons with the Jets and in 2012 he hit 21-of-27 field goals and made all 30 extra-point attempts.

The six-year veteran, who spent his first three seasons with the Cowboys, has hit 77.9 percent of his field goal attempts and has made all 242 extra-point attempts.

Also on Saturday, the team signed guard Willie Colon and defensive lineman Antonio Garay.

Colon comes from Pittsburgh where he spent six seasons and started all 62 games he played after being selected in the fourth round of the 2006 draft.

Garay spent the past four seasons with San Diego and totaled 17 tackles and a sack. Over seven years in the NFL, including stops with Chicago and Cleveland, he has 164 tackles and nine sacks.

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