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Position: | Placekicker | ||||||||||||
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Born: | Jersey Shore, Pennsylvania, U.S. | December 6, 1982||||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||
Weight: | 190 lb (86 kg) | ||||||||||||
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High school: | Central Mountain (Mill Hall, Pennsylvania) | ||||||||||||
College: | Penn State (2001–2004) | ||||||||||||
Undrafted: | 2005 | ||||||||||||
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Robert Paul Gould III (/ˈɡoʊld/ GOLD; born December 6, 1982) is an American former professional football player who was a placekicker for 18 seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the Chicago Bears, New York Giants and San Francisco 49ers. He played college football for the Penn State Nittany Lions. Gould was originally signed by the New England Patriots as an undrafted free agent in 2005. He played with the Bears from 2005 to 2015, earning first-team All-Pro and Pro Bowl honors in 2006, and became the franchise's all-time leading scorer.
Gould is the tenth-most accurate placekicker in NFL history, and never missed a field goal or an extra-point attempt in the postseason.[1] Gould finished his career as the 10th all-time leading scorer in NFL history.