Don’t automatically assume veteran kicker Robbie Gould returns to the San Francisco 49ers in 2019.
After inking a two-year free-agent deal with the Niners in 2017, Gould has been all but automatic his last two seasons, even converting on an NFL-leading 97.1 percent of his field-goal attempts in 2018.
His deal now expiring, re-signing Gould should be one of San Francisco’s chief items on its offseason to-do list.
But will it happen?
The 36-year-old kicker appeared on Chicago’s 670 The Score Sunday afternoon and shed light on his future:
Obviously, a long-term contract is something that I’d like to have.