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GIANTS SET TO RE-SIGN TYNES

Lawrence Tynes, who missed two field goals in the NFC title game before nailing the 47-yard winner in overtime to send the Giants into the Super Bowl, was rewarded yesterday for sticking with it, as the Giants are close to giving him a five-year, $7 million contract to remain as the place kicker and avoid free agency.

In his first season with the Giants after three in Kansas City, Tynes endured an action-packed year, starting off shakily and gradually finding his footing with this new team.

Tynes finished up hitting 23 of 27 field goal attempts during the regular season and hit 5 of 7 in the postseason. He hit a 32-yard field goal in the first quarter of Super Bowl XLII to give the Giants a 3-0 lead in a game they would win 17-14, stunning the Patriots in Glendale, Ariz.

The free agency signing period does not begin until Feb. 29, with safety Gibril Wilson, linebacker Kawika Mitchell and punter Jeff Feagles the key potential unrestricted free agents the Giants would like to re-sign.

paul.schwartz@nypost.com