He was last seen in 2015’s Avengers: Age of Ultron, telling Black Widow about how Bruce Banner departed in the Quinjet following their victory against the robotic villain.
Perhaps Jon Watts’ original intention to include Nick Fury in Homecoming is due to his long absence in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
While Fury was the original string connecting the various heroes in Phase 1, the character has faded into almost non-existence in the past few years.
But both Fury and Maria Hill have been notably absent in Phase Three, despite Samuel L. Jackson’s insistence that he should be included in more films.