Lawrence James Henry Tynes was born on May 3,1978 and is a Scottish-born former American football placekicker.
21 Facts About Lawrence Tynes
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Lawrence Tynes played college football at Troy and was signed by the Kansas City Chiefs as an undrafted free agent in 2001.
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Lawrence Tynes spent two seasons on the practice squad in Kansas City, then played in NFL Europe and in the Canadian Football League.
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Lawrence Tynes came back to Kansas City and played for the Chiefs for three seasons, and was then traded to the Giants in 2007.
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Lawrence Tynes experienced his best success in New York, winning two Super Bowl championships in 2007 and 2011, defeating the New England Patriots in both games.
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Lawrence Tynes kicked the longest post-season field goal in Lambeau Field post-season history in the 2007 NFC Championship Game.
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Lawrence Tynes then kicked a 31-yard chip shot in overtime in the NFC Championship game to advance the New York Giants to Super Bowl XLVI in 2011.
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Lawrence Tynes spent a short period of time with the Scottish Claymores of NFL Europe during 2002.
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Lawrence Tynes re-signed for the Chiefs and was ready to be the next full-time kicker for the team.
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Lawrence Tynes was limited to only two games during the 2008 season due to a torn meniscus that was bothering him since training camp.
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Lawrence Tynes still made one field goal before undergoing season-ending knee surgery.
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In 2011, Lawrence Tynes converted 19 field goals out of 24 opportunities.
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Lawrence Tynes got his second championship title as the Giants won Super Bowl XLVI against the Patriots.
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Lawrence Tynes contracted MRSA in August 2013, after his toe failed to heal from surgery to remove an ingrown toenail.
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Lawrence Tynes sued the Buccaneers in 2015 for $20 million, claiming that unsanitary conditions led to his MRSA infection.
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Lawrence Tynes is married to Amanda, and the couple have twin sons.
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Lawrence Tynes is the son of a former American Navy SEAL and a Scottish mother.
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Lawrence Tynes's father, Larry, was a member of SEAL Team 2, stationed in Scotland in the early 1970s.
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Lawrence Tynes has sought a presidential pardon to shorten or commute his brother's sentence.
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Lawrence Tynes has acknowledged his brother's guilt but feels the sentence was too harsh.
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Lawrence Tynes was charged with one felony count of substantial battery and one count of misdemeanor battery.