FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — The People Hero is again in The Massive Apple.
Veteran kicker Nick People signed with the New York Jets on Tuesday, reuniting with the franchise for which he performed for seven seasons from 2010 by way of 2016.
The 40-year-old People will compete with rookie Harrison Mevis for the kicking job this season for brand new head coach Aaron Glenn and particular groups coordinator Chris Banjo. Rookie Caden Davis, who was competing with Mevis, was waived by New York earlier within the day.
“Pay attention, he’s a really established kicker on this league,” Glenn stated of People. “While you return and also you take a look at his stats from the final couple of years, man, they’ve been above board. And I’ve stated this from the start: Anyone that may assist us win video games, man, we’re going to check out that.”
People was nicknamed “People Hero” throughout his first stint with the Jets for his means to make essential kicks, significantly in the course of the second of New York’s consecutive runs to the AFC championship recreation below Rex Ryan within the 2010 season.
His 729 factors rank second on the Jets’ franchise checklist, trailing solely Pat Leahy (1,470). In 104 video games with New York, People was 175 of 213 on field-goal makes an attempt (82.2 per cent) and 204 of 206 on further factors.
“I’m pleased that he selected us, all proper,” Glenn stated, “to be part of what we’re attempting to do.”
People kicked the final two seasons for Tennessee, which selected to maneuver on from him within the low season when the Titans signed Joey Slye. People beforehand performed 4 years for New England, the place he had a profession resurgence.
He was a sixth-round draft decide of Dallas in 2007 out of Arizona and was chosen to the Professional Bowl as a rookie. After three years with the Cowboys, he signed a free agent cope with the Jets in 2010. His 56-yard discipline purpose that season set a franchise report that has since been eclipsed. People booted a 32-yarder with three seconds left to beat Indianapolis within the AFC wild-card spherical.
People signed with Tampa Bay as a free agent in 2017 and struggled with an harm earlier than being launched. He was out of soccer till signing with Arizona of the Alliance of American Soccer in 2019.
In different roster strikes Tuesday, the Jets signed operating again Lawrance Toafili and offensive lineman Liam Fornadel and waived injured centre Gus Hartwig, who left follow Monday with a knee harm.
