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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- The New York Giants acquired veteran placekicker Lawrence Tynes from the Kansas City Chiefs on Tuesday for an undisclosed conditional draft pick.

The Giants lost their kicker in the offseason when Jay Feely signed with the Miami Dolphins as a free agent. Until the trade, they had rookies Josh Huston and Marc Hickok on their roster. Hickok was released Tuesday.

"Tynes is a veteran kicker who has kicked in some big games," Giants general manager Jerry Reese said. "He has made some long field goals."

Tynes made 68 of 87 field goal attempts (78.2 percent) in three seasons with the Chiefs, scoring more than 100 points each season.

However, Chiefs coach Herm Edwards didn't think Tynes was consistent. The former Jets coach wasn't happy with him when he banged a chip-shot field goal attempt off the goalpost in a playoff loss to the Super Bowl champion Indianapolis Colts this postseason.

ESPN.com: Giants try to solidify kicking game, deal for Tynes

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Jayhawk_Colin

Wow, this is old news, but I had not heard this yet. I liked Tynes and thought that he was a decent kicker, 78 percent isn't bad.

Now I need to check if KC has picked up a kicker yet!

Professor

we thought you were dead. lol

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