Falcons signing K Jake Moody, releasing K Nick Folk

Atlanta signed Moody to the active roster, ending his stint on Baltimore's practice squad where he had been elevated for one game but never signed to the 53-man roster.

Moody, a 2023 third-round pick by the 49ers, kicked a 50-yard field goal in the rain for Baltimore in a Week 10 loss to Jacksonville. The Ravens had brought him in to compete with Tyler Loop, who was placed on injured reserve with a groin injury after missing chip shots and struggling on kickoffs. Ravens coach Jesse Minter had expressed frustration with Loop, saying, "We'll continue to work with him and continue to try to put him in position, but we need to make second-half kicks."

Baltimore's decision to keep Moody on the practice squad instead of promoting him allowed Atlanta to sign him directly to their active roster. NFL executives criticized the move as an unforced error. "It’s an unforced error," one longtime personnel executive said. "No other way you can put it. What the (heck) is going on over there?"

Another executive noted the appeal for Moody: "Atlanta is kind of rebuilding, they want to go with a younger guy with more upside. And the Ravens have to know there isn’t anything out there." The Falcons play in a dome in the NFC South, where weather is less of a factor late in the season.

The Ravens are now without a kicker on their active roster. Sports Illustrated reported they may have to turn to "aging Nick Folk, who the Falcons just cut." Folk, a 15-year veteran, had scored 150 points for the Patriots earlier in his career according to Yahoo Sports.

Moody finished the 2025 season with Washington and had a strong preseason. The 49ers originally invested a Day Two draft pick in him. Executives said the kicking market is bleak with few options available, making Baltimore's failure to protect him more puzzling.