Chris Gould (born December 10, 1985) is a former

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placekicker. He currently serves as the assistant special teams coach for the

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, and is the brother of

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placekicker

Robbie Gould Robert Paul Gould III (; born December 6, 1982) is an American football placekicker for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). He played with the Chicago Bears from 2005 to 2015, during which he became the franchise's all ...

. Gould has six years of experience coaching special teams, including three seasons at the collegiate level with Syracuse University from 2012–14.

College career

Gould went to the

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and played for the

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team. During his freshman year, after an injury, Gould took over punting duties, kicking 18 punts for an average of 38.6 yards. As a sophomore, he started all year at punter. In 2005, he averaged 40.0 yard per punt, the highest in Virginia history since 2001. As a junior, he moved to kicker. He went 11 for 19 on field goals, and didn't miss a single extra point. In his senior year, he went 16 for 20 on field goals, but missed 2 extra points.

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2008 NFL Draft, Gould spent two years out of football. He then signed with Chicago Rush of the

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in 2010. Gould spent two seasons with the Rush before signing with the Arizona Rattlers in 2012, where he was a member of the ArenaBowl XXV champions.

Coaching career

In 2012, Gould joined the Syracuse Orange football team's staff as special teams quality control coach. Two years later, he joined the

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to serve the same position. On February 7, 2016, Gould was part of the Broncos coaching staff that won

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. In the game, the Broncos defeated the

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by a score of 24–10. In January 2017, he was promoted to assistant special teams coach for the Broncos. On February 7, 2022, the Broncos announced that Gould would not be retained for the 2022 season. On February 19, 2022, Gould was hired by the

to serve as the team's assistant special teams coach for the 2022 season.

References

External links

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