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Nick Folk
Folk during the 2008 season. |
| No. 6 Dallas Cowboys |
| Kicker |
| Personal information |
| Date of birth: November 5, 1984 (1984-11-05) (age 25) |
| Place of birth: Hollywood, California |
| Height: 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
Weight: 225 lb (102 kg) |
| Career information |
| College: Arizona |
| NFL Draft: 2007 / Round: 6 / Pick: 178 |
| Debuted in 2007 for the Dallas Cowboys |
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| Career history |
As player:
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| Roster status: Active |
| Career highlights and awards |
- NFC Special Teams Player of the Week (Week 5, 2007)
- Diet Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Week (Week 5, 2007)
- 1× Pro Bowl selection (2007)
- 1× All-Pro selection (2007) [1]
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| Career NFL statistics as of week 17, 2008 |
| FG Made |
46 |
| FG Attempts |
53 |
| Field Goals % |
86.8 |
| Career long |
53 |
| Stats at NFL.com |
Nick Folk (born November 5, 1984 in Hollywood, California) is an American football kicker for the Dallas Cowboys. He was drafted in the sixth round (178th overall) of the 2007 NFL Draft. He played college football at Arizona.
Folk was selected to be the NFC in the Pro Bowl as a rookie in 2007.
[edit] High school career
Folk played high school football at Notre Dame High School in Sherman Oaks, California, and was named an "All-CIF" player.
[edit] College career
Folk played college football at the University of Arizona. The longest field goal of his college career, 52-yards, came in 2005 against USC.
[edit] Professional career
Folk was selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the sixth round (178th overall) of the 2007 NFL Draft. On December 30, 2007, against the Washington Redskins, he broke the Cowboys single-season record for most points by a placekicker (131). He made longest kick of his career, a 53-yard game winner against the Buffalo Bills on Monday Night Football during his rookie season. Due to a timeout by Buffalo Bills head coach Dick Jauron, Folk's first attempt, which he made, did not count and the Cowboys had to line back up for another attempt, which he again made.[2][3] That season, he was selected as the kicker for the NFC during the Pro Bowl.
[edit] Personal records
- NCAA Field Goal: 52 yards vs. USC, (2005)
- NFL Field Goal: 53 yards vs. Buffalo Bills (October 8, 2007)
[edit] Personal
Has a younger brother Erik who is currently the placekicker for the University of Washington Huskies Football team.
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