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Bill Belichick Shares Interesting Update On Patriots’ Kicker Battle

The kicker competition between Nick Folk and Justin Rohrwasser appeared as lopsided as any New England Patriots roster battle in training camp.

Bill Belichick isn’t ready to declare a winner, though.

In fact, the Patriots head coach said Friday the gap between the veteran Folk and the rookie Rohrwasser is rather narrow.

“I think that is a pretty close gap,” Belichick said.

The Patriots used a fifth-round pick on Rohrwasser this spring — making him the first kicker selected in the 2020 NFL Draft — but re-signed Folk after the Marshall product struggled mightily during the opening week of training camp.