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New England Patriots Re-Sign Kicker Nick Folk

The Patriots haven't had too much luck replacing Stephen Gostkowski, who was lost for the season in October due to a hip injury.

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BOSTON (CBS) — The New England Patriots have a new kicker. Well, he’s not really new, but he’s “new” for this week.

The Patriots have signed Nick Folk to kick field goals again, just over a week after the team released the 35-year-old after he was sidelined by an emergency appendectomy on Thanksgiving Day. In his three games with the Patriots this season, Folk went 7-for-9 on his field-goal attempts and was perfect on his three PATs.

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