TITANS: Kicker Ryan Succop signs 5-year, $20M extension

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — On the first day that NFL clubs could begin designating pending free agents as Franchise or Transition Players, the Tennessee Titans opted for something more long-term.

Kicker Ryan Succop, 31, agreed to terms to remain in Nashville for five more years for $20 million and $8.5 million over the first two years, with $7.25 million of that guaranteed. The deal is the second largest for a kicker in NFL history, according to Jason Wolf of The Tennessean.

Titans K Ryan Succop’s contract the team just announced is a five-year deal for $20 million, with $7.5 million in guarantees, source says. He gets $8.5 million over the first two years of the deal.

— Mike Garafolo (@MikeGarafolo) February 20, 2018

“I feel really blessed to be in this situation,” Succop told the team’s official website after re-signing. “It is kind of a surreal moment. You work so hard for such a long time and when something like this comes together, you kind of sit back and go, ‘Wow.’ It just feels incredibly humbling and I am really excited about being here for many more years in Nashville.”

The Hickory, N.C. native is an NFL veteran of nine years. Succop signed with Tennessee as a free agent in 2014 after spending the first five years of his career with the Kansas City Chiefs. He was the last player selected in the 2009 NFL Draft and given that year’s designation of “Mr. Irrelevant.”

Since joining the Titans, Succop has made 90 of 104 field goal attempts (85.5%) and has appeared in every game. This past season, the South Carolina product set the NFL record for most consecutive field goals made from inside 50 yards with 56 made attempts from 2014-17.

Ryan Succop’s Career Regular Season Statistics, per TitansOnline.Com:

Year   Team     GP          FGM       FGA        Pct          Lg           XPM       XPA        Pts 

2009     KC           16              25             29          86.2          53                29            29           104

2010     KC           16              20             26          76.9           53               42            42            102

2011      KC           16              24             30          80.0          54               20            20            92

2012      KC          16              28             34           82.4          52               17             17            101

2013      KC          16              22             28           78.6          51                52            52            118

2014     Ten         16               19             22           86.4          51                27            27             84

2015     Ten         16               14             16            87.5          51                29            31             71

2016     Ten         16               22            24            91.7          53                39            41            105

2017     Ten         16               35             42           83.3          52               31             33           136  

Totals:             144           209        251          83.3        54             286        292         913

Succop’s 913 career points ranks 12th among all active players.