Lawrence Tynes
Tynes, holding the Vince Lombardi Trophy after winning Super Bowl XLVI
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| Position: | Placekicker | ||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | May 3, 1978 | ||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Greenock, Scotland, UK | ||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 194 lb (88 kg) | ||||||||||
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| College: | Troy | ||||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2001 | ||||||||||
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| Field Goals Made: | 190 |
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| Field Goals Attempted: | 233 |
| Field Goals %: | 81.5% |
| Long Field Goal: | 53 |
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Lawrence James Henry Tynes (born May 3, 1978) is a Scottish-born former American football placekicker. After playing soccer for Milton High School a coach suggested he try out for the football team as a kicker. He played college football at Troy and was signed by the Kansas City Chiefs as an undrafted free agent in 2001. After four seasons in Kansas City, he was traded to the Giants in 2007. In his first season with the Giants, he kicked the game-winning field goal in overtime against the Green Bay Packers in the 2007–08 NFC Championship Game, which qualified the Giants for Super Bowl XLII. Four years later, he kicked another overtime field goal against the San Francisco 49ers in the 2011–12 NFC Championship Game, which qualified the Giants for Super Bowl XLVI. He has experienced his best success in New York, winning two Super Bowl championships in 2007 and 2011, winning against the New England Patriots in both games.
Tynes is the only player in NFL history to have two overtime game-winning field goals in the playoffs. Tynes kicked the longest post-season field goal in Lambeau Field post-season history (47 yards) in the 2007 NFC Championship Game. He then kicked a 31-yard field goal in overtime in the NFC Championship game to advance the New York Giants to Super Bowl XLVI in 2011.
Signed as an undrafted free agent, Tynes spent the first two seasons with the Chiefs but only on their practice squad.
Tynes spent a short period of time with the Claymores of NFL Europe during 2002.
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