With Lawrence Tynes sidelined because of a bruised thigh, the Giants signed kicker Rhys Lloyd on Tuesday.
Lloyd is a four-year veteran but has never attempted a field goal or extra point in the regular season. Instead, he has exclusively been a kickoff specialist since making his debut in 2007.
Sixty-four of his 220 career kickoffs have been touchbacks (29.1 percent), and in 2008 he led the league with 30 touchbacks on 88 kickoffs (34.1 percent).
Lloyd began his career as an undrafted free agent with the Baltimore Ravens in 2005. He was waived at the end of training camp, but rejoined the Ravens in 2007 after a stint in N.F.L. Europe, and appeared in two games with the Ravens before he was waived. The Carolina Panthers claimed him, and he played in one game with them that season. The 28-year-old Lloyd then spent each of the last three seasons with the Panthers.
Lloyd is a native of Dover, England, but moved to Minnesota for high school. After two years at Rochester Community and Technical College, he finished his collegiate career at the University of Minnesota.
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