Photo: Nick St. DenisKicker Nick Folk has been OK the last two years with the Jets. The Jets are letting him know that OK won't cut it.
New York signed kicker Josh Brown, formerly of the Rams, Tuesday to compete with Folk this offseason for Gang Green's starting boot position. Brown was cut last weekend after St. Louis drafted a kicker in the sixth round.
Last season, Folk was 11-for-12 on field-goal attempts under 40 yards and 8-for-13 on kicks 40 and over. He tallied 17 touchbacks on kickoffs.
Brown went 13-for-14 last season on kicks under 40 yards, tallying an 8-for-14 ratio on attempts from 40 yards and out. He added 15 kickoff touchbacks of his won.
The Jets originally signed Folk, 27, during the 2010 offseason and re-signd the now sixth-year kicker in March.
Brown, 33, has nine years under his belt.
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