Succop Signs With Titans

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Veteran kicker Ryan Succop has agreed to a one-year deal with the Tennessee Titans, who chose to go with experience rather than an undrafted rookie. Agent Joel Turner said Monday that the former Gamecock Succop is happy with a “very good opportunity in a fine organization.” The Titans announced the move Monday, saying they have waived kicker Travis Coons to create a roster spot. The Chiefs released Succop on Saturday, going with an undrafted option at kicker. Succop, 27, hit 81 percent of his field goals over his past five seasons and his career-long is 54 yards. He has spent the past five seasons with the Chiefs, who drafted him with the final pick of the 2009 draft. The Titans had kept Coons out of Washington over Maikon Bonani in the final cuts after cutting Rob Bironas, the NFL’s fourth-most accurate kicker who spent the past nine seasons in Tennessee. Succop will be kicking against his former team as the Titans open at Kansas City on Sunday. “He set a bunch of records here,” Chiefs punter Dustin Colquitt said before news of Succop’s new deal broke. “There’s 31 other teams, and five of them really looking for a kicker right now. Ryan’s going to attach to someone who is looking for a kicker right now.” Copyright 2014 by The Associated Press