Veteran kicker Robbie Gould is still on the free agent market, waiting for the right opportunity to come his way. However, this isn’t how he planned on having his offseason shape up.
Speaking with reporters during the American Century Championship event, Gould said that he wanted to return to the San Francisco 49ers for the 2023 NFL season. However, the franchise never ended up offering him a contract.
“I would’ve loved to have gone back there,” Gould said. “I told them I wanted to go back there. We never got an offer from the team, and we never had a conversation about coming back.”
It turned out that the 49ers had other plans, drafting Jake Moody out of Michigan in the third round of the 2023 NFL Draft. The team also brought in veteran Zane Gonzalez to solidify the kicker position, leaving Gould out in the cold.
Robbie Gould should have trouble finding a team at some point in the 2023 season. Despite being set to turn 41 in December, he still remains a reliable kicker who is capable of making big-time field goals.
Gould converted 27 out of his 32 field goals attempted last season while making both of his attempts from 50+ yards. He also missed only one out of 51 extra-point tries.
