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Why Gould Released by Bears

George Adams : 10/22/2016 11:43 am
Here's a short article dated Sept 4, 2016 - talks about what lead the Bears to cut Robbie Gould
END OF AN ERA: BEARS CUT KICKER ROBBIE GOULD - ( New Window )
Chicago saved $3MM in salary and roster bonus...  
Big Blue Blogger : 10/22/2016 11:59 am : link
... by swapping Gould for Connor Barth, a kicker John Fox trusts from their half-season together in Denver. Barth's one-year deal qualifies for cap relief, so he's dirt cheap. And it's not as though Gould vs. Barth is the difference between the Bears making the playoffs and not contending.

By the way, so Gould is cheap too (for the Giants). His cap hit for eleven weeks will be around $400K.
Wasn't he just part of  
Doomster : 10/22/2016 1:01 pm : link
The Bear's fire sale this year? Next year, Cutler probably is cut.....the Bears have dumped a lot of players this past season.....a lot of bad signings....they are in rough shape....their cap savings from Gould increased their cap from 3M to 6M.....so as you can see, with practically nothing for a roster, they are hurting with little cap space...
I am excited  
Jay on the Island : 10/22/2016 2:36 pm : link
to have a kicker like Gould who was once among the elite kickers in football. Hopefully he will perform well for the Giants like Josh Brown did when the Giants resurrected his career. I don't think the Giants are going to sign another kicker this year unless Gould bombs. We may have our kicker for the next 4-5 years.
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