Jim Wyatt

jwyatt@tennessean.com

The Titans have a strong interest in former Chiefs kicker Ryan Succop and indications are they could sign him as early as Monday, according to sources familiar with the situation.

Succop would replace kicker Travis Coons on the roster. The Titans elected to keep Coons – and release Maikon Bonani – when they trimmed their roster to 53 over the weekend.

If a deal is reached, Succop would face his old team in the regular season opener on Sunday in Kansas City. The Chiefs released him on Saturday after five seasons.

Titans' officials and Succop's agents could not be reached for comment.

Succop hit 22-of-28 field goals and forced 47 touchbacks in 91 kickoffs in 2013 and he is the most accurate field-goal kicker in Chiefs history (119-of-147, 81 percent.

Succop, 27, was scheduled to make $1.95 million this season, but the Chiefs elected to go with undrafted rookie Cairo Santos.

The Titans are seeking a replacement for Rob Bironas, who was released in March after a nine-year run.

Coons, an undrafted free agent out of Washington, was 2-of-3 in the preseason. Last week, the Titans worked out veteran kickers Jay Feely, Garrett Hartley and Rian Lindell.