Ryan Barrow Succop (/ˈsʌkʌp/ SUCK-up;[1] born September 19, 1986) is an American professional football placekicker who is a free agent.
Irrelevant by virtue of being selected by the Kansas City Chiefs with the final pick of the 2009 NFL draft.
Succop was the Buccaneers starting placekicker in their 31–9 victory over the Chiefs in Super Bowl LV, becoming the first Mr.
[2] He was a four-time all-conference and two-time all-state performer, and was named a three-time conference special teams Player of the Year.
[7] In 2006, as a sophomore, he was named SEC Special Teams Player of the Week after a game where he was 3-for-3 on field goals against Mississippi State.
[10][11] As a senior, Succop participated in all thirteen games and connected on twenty of thirty field goals which was good enough for fourth in the SEC in percentage but was the most in both attempts and makes.
[16] On November 22, 2009, Succop kicked a 22-yard field goal in overtime to give Kansas City a 27–24 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers.
He passed Hall of Famer Jan Stenerud for most field goals made by a rookie in Chiefs history at the time.
He earned the Chiefs' 2009 Mack Lee Hill Award and scored more points, 104, than any other rookie in the NFL that year.
[19] On October 31, 2010, Succop made a 35-yard, game-winning field goal as time expired in overtime over the Buffalo Bills, 13–10.
[21] In Week 4 of the 2011 season, Succop converted five field goal attempts and one extra point try in a 22–17 victory over the Minnesota Vikings.
[28] On September 23, 2012, Succop went 6-for-6 and became the Chiefs' all-time leader in field goals en route to a 27–24 OT win at the New Orleans Saints.
[30] In Week 8 of the 2013 season, Succop converted three of four field goal attempts and two extra point tries in the 23–17 victory over the Cleveland Browns.
[32] On December 29, 2013, Succop missed a 41-yard field goal against the San Diego Chargers with 4 seconds remaining in regulation.
[44] In a Week 6 victory against the Indianapolis Colts, Succop converted all five field goal attempts and set a record for the most consecutive field goals inside 50 yards, earning him AFC Special Teams Player of the Week for the fifth time in his career.
[45] In Week 7, the Titans won in overtime 12–9 against the Cleveland Browns when Succop kicked the game-winning field goal.
[55] In Week 8 against the New York Giants on Monday Night Football, Succop was 4-for-4 on field goal attempts during the 25–23 win.
[62] He set a franchise record for points scored in a season with 136, breaking Matt Bryant's mark of 131 from 2008.
[63] In Super Bowl LV against his former team, the Kansas City Chiefs, Succop went 4-for-4 on extra points and 1-for-1 on field goal attempts in a 31–9 victory, becoming in the process the first Mr.