By Mark Barden

Tynes could be traded to another team for draft picks

British NFL star Lawrence Tynes has confirmed he is set to leave the Kansas City Chiefs after failing to agree a new long-term contract.

The Scottish kicker told BBC Sport: "I am currently being shopped around in trade talks, so it looks as if I will be playing somewhere else this season."

Tynes, 29, signed a mandatory one-year tender worth �430,000 in April after negotiations on a new deal stalled.

The Chiefs then landed college kicker Justin Medlock in the NFL draft.

Tynes said: "Me not signing a long-term deal had something to do with that."

He added: "There are a few teams that have offered draft picks to the Chiefs for me, but our general manager has to agree to it before I am traded."

A stand-out for UCLA, Medlock has been tipped by several commentators to be the Chiefs' first-choice kicker for the 2007-08 campaign.

The Chiefs may have improved at kicker with Justin Medlock, who should win the job from Lawrence Tynes Adam Teicher of the Kansas City Star newspaper

Tynes replaced Danish NFL legend Morten Andersen at Arrowhead Stadium in 2004 and so far has played in 48 games.

He is generally seen as a solid performer, but missed a 23-yard field goal in the Chiefs' first-round play-off loss to Indianapolis last season.

That was the first kick from under 30 yards that Tynes had missed in 24 attempts. His success rate in the 30-40 yards range is 85%, mirroring the NFL average.

However, with kicks of between 40 and 49 yards, he is 14 of 24 - an average of 58% compared to the league average of 72%.

Earlier this year, Tynes told BBC Sport he was settled in Kansas City, with his wife Amanda expecting twins - their first children - in July.

However, he said he was duty-bound to listen to any offers made by other teams during the NFL's restricted free agency period (March-June).