49ers Place K Robbie Gould On COVID-19 List, Designate G Tom Compton To Return

The San Francisco 49ers announced Wednesday that they’ve placed K Robbie Gould on the COVID-19 list and designated G Tom Compton to return. 

49ers HC Kyle Shanahan also announced that they’ve signed K Tristan Vizcaino off of the Vikings’ practice squad.

This comes just a few hours after reports surfaced that the 49ers have signed Gould to a new two-year, fully-guaranteed $7.25 million extension.

Gould, 38, originally signed on with the Patriots back in 2005 as an undrafted free agent, but he lasted just a few months in New England before joining the Ravens briefly and later joining the Bears.

Gould was in the fourth year of his five-year, $17.925 million contract when he was released by the Bears at the start of the 2016 season. He later signed a one-year deal with the Giants.

The 49ers brought Gould in on a two-year, $4 million contract in 2017. He was in line to be an unrestricted free agent in 2019 when the 49ers franchised him. After a lengthy negotiation, Gould signed a four-year, $19 million extension right before the deadline. 

In 2020, Gould has appeared in 15 games for the 49ers and converted 19 of 23 field goal attempts (82.6 percent) to go along with 36 of 38 extra-point tries.