Bears fans hoping for a surprise acquisition of former Bear Robbie Gould to solve the team’s kicking problem — an unlikely event at any stage of the offseason — had their hopes dashed when the 49ers and Gould agreed to a two-year contract with a two-year team option Monday.
ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported that Gould will sign a two-year, $10.5 million fully guaranteed contract, with an option for two more years that would make it a four-year, $19 million contract with $15 million guaranteed.
The 49ers had placed the franchise tag on Gould in the offseason — a one-year, $5 million deal that would have made Gould the highest-paid kicker in the NFL.