Robbie Gould Carries the Tradition of Kickers after Kevin Butler

Since 1985, kickers have been a powerful custom for the Chicago Bears. To begin with Kevin Butler, who was drafted in 1985 and has been a part of the Super Bowl winning team. Butler was the foremost kicker for the Chicago Bears for a full decade. During his tenure with the club, he was able to bit the scoring record held by Walter Payton for most points scored with 1,116 points. In his rookie year, he scored a biblical 144 points and has also been able to make a record for most points scored during a rookie season.

After achieving three field goals in the Super Bowl, Butler enjoyed success with the Chicago Bears in blue and orange for the rest of the time. In 1997, he retired as an Arizona Cardinals. However, the kicking tradition at present at present is being carried on by his son. Being drafted to the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2012, he is now on the roster for the Chicago Bears. It is assumed that he can follow in his father’s footsteps to put some show in the Super Bowl.

At present, however, the Chicago Bears have one of the best kickers in the NFL history. With the title of the third most accurate kicker in NFL history, Robbie Gould has been a consistent player for the Bears. He has several special teams’ awards to his credit and has also set numerous franchise records. Signing a deal with the Chicago Bears in 2005 from the New England Patriots, Robbie Gould is one of the highest paid kickers in the NFL.

Robbie Gould has successfully carried on the work started by Kevin Butler and hopefully will continue with his good play in the future. He is so good and accurate in his kicks on the field that fans and followers called his kicks as ‘Good as Gold’ in reference to his name.

Robbie Gould’s Opposition To The Extra Point Attempt Move Comes Out Strong

The owners of NFL in their meeting held in Orlando, Florida came into an agreement deciding to move the extra point attempt back to the 20-yard line for the first two preseason games this year. With this change, the extra point attempt would become a 38-yard field goal instead of the usual 20-yard attempt. There are many people on both the sides of the development; however, the strongest voice is coming from Chicago Bears Pro Bowler Robbie Gould.

Stating in an interview, Gould said that he is against the change due to the safety issues for players and he also said that he could understand the necessity of the move. Ranked as the third most accurate kicker in NFL history and hence his opposition should carry a decent amount of weight within NFL circles. Almost every kicker opposed this new rule change when asked. Their opposition is because they think that NFL is underestimating what they do for their teams. The players also opined that with this proposed rule change, it seems as if the NFL is trying to penalize the kickers for putting up good job on the field.

In the Interview, Robbie Gould also put up the question that, “Because Tom Brady and Peyton Manning and these guys have become so good at passing the football and going over 5,000 yards per season, are you going to get rid of play-action passing?”  He also added by saying, “A linebacker or a defense is so good at blitzing, are you going to get rid of that? Gould further opined that one is going to embrace it.

Robbie Gould is one of the best kickers in the history of the game and when he has so strongly opposed the rule that would change the dynamics of the game, then it is important for NFL to give a second thought to their decision.

Robbie Gould - Honored To Be a Part of Chicago's International Pow Wow

Robbie Gould is one of the best kickers in the NFL history, playing for Chicago Bears. The player plays his game with passion and this made him win various accolades for himself and the team as well. He has various titles to his credit and the Bears realizing his worth have signed him for an extended 4 years contract making him one of the highest paid American football players.

In an interview, Gould stated that he was honored to be asked to be a part of Chicago's International Pow Wow with Choose Chicago held on Sunday, April 6, 2014.

In this event Chicago for IPW, more than 6,000 travel professionals were invited to explore the various things that Chicago has to offer including world-class cuisine and a vivacious nightlife scene, the implausible shopping and sightseeing, as well as arts, culture and entertainment for almost every day of the week. Robbie Gould was asked by the management to lead the Chicago sports tour in Soldier Field.

The first day took off at the Signature Room on the 95th floor, with a media breakfast for 600 international guests. Here, where Don Welsh, President and CEO of Choose Chicago, welcomed all the guests including media, Mayor Emanuel, Desiree Rogers, the State of Illinois tourism office, along with the corporate partners.

Robbie Gould also mentioned that from there, he was off to tour his second home in the greatest city, Chicago. He further added that he was fortunate enough to show over 40 international media from UK, Amsterdam, Australia, and Germany etc. Gould said that among various places, one of his favorite is Chicago that is the home for Bears and had the best fans in the world. He also stated that he was fortunate enough to have worked with one of Soldier Field's best guides Tim, where he showed off the main concourse.

Robbie Gould Disapproves NFL’s Decision to Increase Extra-Point Distance

Chicago Bears is professional American football team putting up great games for their fans. It is one of the best teams and has earned a number of accolades for its performances in different tournaments. People following the team love to watch them win and cheer for them. The team has some of the best footballer players in the world and one being Robbie Gould. He has won the title of being the third most accurate kicker in the entire NFL history.

Started as a college football player playing for Penn State, Gould has grown to be one of the best players of Chicago Bears. Playing for the team, Robbie Gould has achieved many credits for himself and the team with their amazing sportive skills. Realizing his worth, Chicago Bears have signed him for an extension of four years worth $17,930,425 with $8.85 million in guarantees.

Recently, NFL has decided to move extra-point attempts back to the 20-yard line in the first weeks of the 2014 preseason to which Gould has shown his disagreement. He stated that he is not in the favor to accept NFL’s decision to move extra-point attempts to 20-yard line. Robbie Gould also said that many safety issues are associated with it. He opines that this would mean putting every blocker at threat because there is no risk of a fake.

Robbie Gould, the former All-Pro kicker is also anxious how increasing the distance of extra points will change the legacies of NFL kickers. In 100-plus point seasons (seven), Gould is the all-time leader of the Bears. He also has the credits to have been ranked second after Kevin Butler in points (1,025), field goals made (234) and extra points (323). However, Gould stated that he is in support of NFL that voted for increasing the height of the goal posts from 30 to 35 feet.