In fact, he did. The 34-year-old kicker, who was called by the team Thursday night and asked to fly to London to replace Josh Brown, said he probably would have been at Wrigley Field Saturday night to watch the Cubs clinch their first pennant since 1945. Gould, who played 11 years with the Bears and lives in Chicago, did not have tickets in hand but said he attended Game 2 of the NLCS there and was likely going to see Game 6 as well.
“I’m gonna stay away,” he said of seeing the Cubs lose in Game 2, “and help end the little curse they have going on.