Arguably the greatest clutch kicker in NFL history, Morten Andersen on Tuesday reached a contract agreement to remain with the Kansas City Chiefs.

The deal, essentially negotiated by Andersen, who serves as his own agent, is for four years and worth $3.45 million. It includes a $400,000 signing bonus and base salaries of $755,000 (2003), $760,000 (2004), $765,000 (2005) and $770,000 (2006). The base salaries represent the minimum salaries for a player of Andersen's tenure.

Andersen, who will turn 43 during the preseason, said he wants to play until age 50 and, given his continued productivity, he might be able to do it. This year will mark his 22nd season in the NFL as he is poised to become the league's all-time leading scorer this upcoming season. He'll move into second place in the league longevity history, behind just George Blanda, who played 26 years.

In recent days, he spoke with New York Giants officials about possibly returning to the team for whom he kicked in 2001, but those discussions did not lead to a contract. Andersen, who signed one-year deals in each of the last two seasons, was seeking a longer-term accord and finally got it from the Chiefs.

In 21 seasons, Andersen has converted 486 of 616 field goal attempts and 695 of 704 extra point tries, for a total of 2,153 points. That leaves him just 70 points behind Gary Anderson's league record of 2,223 points. Anderson remains an unrestricted free agent and may not be in camp in 2003.

For the Chiefs in 2002, Andersen hit 22 of 26 field goals and was 50-for-51 on extra points. Known as "The Great Dane," the native of Denmark has more game winning kicks than any player in history. His seven-time Pro Bowl games are the most for a kicker in NFL history and his 40 field goals of 50 yards are beyond also represent a league record.

Len Pasquarelli is a senior writer for ESPN.com.