Veteran kicker Robbie Gould and the San Francisco 49ers cut it awfully close before both sides agreed to a multiyear contract extension.
The Niners slapped the franchise tag on Gould earlier this offseason, which created more than enough controversy about Gould’s future in San Francisco. Earlier, he even requested a trade, which the 49ers subsequently declined, and the two sides had until July 15 to work out a new deal.
Otherwise, Gould would have played 2019 on his fully guaranteed tag. If he didn’t hold out, of course.
But Gould and the Niners finally came to terms on a new deal just hours before the deadline, a two-year contract which could ultimately turn into a four-year deal.