Cade York is a young man of few words. Asked by nyjets.com what he's most looking forward to this season, he offered just two: "Kicking footballs."

He has more words than that, of course. Upon signing to compete for the Jets' placekicking job following Nick Folk's departure for Atlanta as an unrestricted free agent, York said;:

"Yeah, I'm excited to be part of something that's already working at a high level. I've been texting Austin [McNamara, Jets punter], talking to Coach Banjo [STC Chris Banjo]. Just getting ready to work."

No need going through the Folk scrapbook of his one-season return to the Green & White. Suffice to say Folk at age 41 is arguably the best kicker currently plying his trade in the NFL. His accuracy the past four seasons is the best in the league. And his long-range success, while certainly not tapped into from the long, long ranges of Cam Little, Chase McLaughlin and Brandon Aubrey, was still nearly flawless from under 60 yards.

But reading between the lines, it sounds as if York would like to get in on the Jets' and the NFL's long-distance field-goal parade.

He started finding his groove at Prosper HS in Texas with a 47-yard long kick, and followed that with a 59-yarder in the Under Armour All-America Game.

At LSU from 2019-21, he was a decent 81.8% (54- of- 66) for his career, a better 84.6% (33- of- 39) his last two seasons. As for 50-yarders, he converted a Tigers-record 15, with his career-long and school-record 57-yarder in the fog with 23 seconds to play lifting LSU over No. 6 Florida, 37-34, in 2020. He nailed 55- and 56-yarders in the same game, the Bayou Bengals' '21 season opener.

As a pro, though, York has struggled to find a home.

He had two stays with Cleveland after the Browns picked him in Round 4 of the '22 draft. The first lasted that entire rookie season, which he began with a game-winning opening-day 58-yarder to beat the Panthers, 26-24.

But he scuffled through a 24 of 32 first season of field-goal kicking, plus an off (4 of 8) '23 preseason, and with his release by Cleveland, he entered the NFL kickers' revolving door. He made stops with the Titans, the Giants and the Browns for that second stay, but didn't kick again in an NFL game until opening day '24 for the Commanders. He missed two FGs that day and was cut once more.

In search of a home, he got a December 2024 look from Cincinnati and tied the Bengals' career distance record with a 59-yarder — against the Browns, no less.

The Stripes were the last NFL team York played for, so he' welcomes the Jets' interest, and he especially likes the chance to work with Banjo, whom he knows from North Texas.

"It's actually funny. The place I work out at in the Dallas area, he also works out there," York said. "I've heard about him and we have mutual friends."

York knows that throwing a little iron with the Jets' special teams coordinator in the offseason is no guarantee he'll be their kicker, a job that's been a revolving door all its own lately. But as a street free agent, he liked the opportunity to try to win a new job with an NFL team.

"I called my agent and he offered me a deal," York said of the contract extended by the Jets last week. "I decided to get to work, you know?"

We know, and good luck as you attempt to turn your new team into the Cade York Jets with some of hose dramatic almost-60-yard game-winners that you've displayed in your travels kicking footballs.