Nick Folk heard many of the old man observations and geezer jabs that came his way, and he was told about a few of the others that escaped his immediate attention.

There was his coach, Aaron Glenn, who said it was “crazy” to realize that he had played with Folk. Glenn retired in 2008. Quarterback Tyrod Taylor, himself a 36-year-old veteran, said he was glad when Folk signed with the Jets in the offseason because “that didn’t make me the oldest on the team.” And Qwant’tez Stiggers summed it all up perfectly.

“Nick, man,” the second-year defensive back and special teams contributor said, shaking his head in disbelief. “Nick old, but Nick good.”

All the 41-year-old kicker could do was shrug at the locker-room ribbing.

“Well,” he said with a sigh, “it’s true.”

Folk is old. Old enough

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