49ers draft a kicker, replace Robbie Gould originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago
Towards the tail end of the third round, the San Francisco 49ers shocked all draft-watchers by taking a kicker. They drafted kicker Jake Moody out of Michigan.
With that pick, the 49ers essentially ended Robbie Gould's tenure as a 49er. Could he return to the Chicago Bears?
Back in March, Gould told ESPN 1000 he would "absolutely" return to the Bears if they called.
"Would I love to come back here and play? Absolutely," Gould said. "There's no doubt about it. Unfortunately, it's not in our court to make that decision."
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Oddly enough, Gould said he would prefer not to play in Chicago before the aforementioned interview, citing the cold weather and lack of a dome something he wouldn't fancy kick in any longer.
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Back then, however, it seemed he believed his return to the 49ers was more possible than it turned out.
Now, it sounds like Gould wouldn't rule out a return to the Bears if they called. Unfortunately, the Bears have Cairo Santos for one more year of the three-year contract he signed back in 2020.
But should the Bears need a kicker, Gould is open for business, as the 49ers officially deemed him impossible to return to San Francisco by drafting Moody on Friday.
