Kicker Gould to make do at hotel again this season

Newly resigned 49ers kicker Robbie Gould confirmed Friday he’ll be spending another season living at the Santa Clara Marriott while his wife and three young sons stay at home in suburban Chicago.

“I’ll be around the (Marriott) bar if anybody wants to go for a drink,” Gould joked to reporters. “I’ll buy the first round.”

Gould, of course, can probably comfortably spring for several rounds after earlier this month signing a fouryear contract that includes $10.5 million fully guaranteed in the first two seasons.

The deal was reached only after Gould declined to sign the franchise tag and subsequently demanded a trade the 49ers publicly stated they wouldn’t grant. Gould, who ranks second in NFL history in fieldgoal percentage, did not participate in the offseason program.

“I told you he’d be here Week 1,” general manager John Lynch said, laughing. “There were some twists and turns, but Robbie’s earned it.”

Gould, 36, said he told Lynch the day after the 2018 regularseason finale that “it would take two years (of ) fully guaranteed money for me to stay here.” He indicated negotiations with the team were testy at times.

“The organization is trying to tell you that you’re not worth a certain value and you as a player are trying to convince them of your worth and your value,” Gould said. “So things are done and said, but now it’s behind us. And I’m here. I’m just glad that the organization stepped up.”

Friday’s media session with Gould became mildly contentious when he was asked about the “strong perception” he was trying to force a trade to Chicago, where he played from 2005 to 2015. The Bears have an unsettled kicking situation and Gould made it clear in the offseason he wanted to play closer to his family. In February, he ended an interview with a Chicago radio station by saying, “Once a Bear, always a Bear.”

“Did I say I wanted to go back to the Bears?” Gould asked Friday during a backandforth on the topic. “No,” a reporter said. “All right,” Gould responded, “next question.”

Roster moves: The 49ers signed tight end Niles Paul and interior offensive lineman Dillon Day.

Paul, 29, has 78 career catches for 954 yards in an eightyear career in which he spent three seasons (201113) with Kyle Shanahan when the 49ers head coach was Washington’s offensive coordinator. Paul had 10 catches for 98 yards last season with the Jaguars. He was added after the 49ers placed tight end Garrett Celek (back) on the physically unable to perform list to start training camp.

Day, 27, is a 2015 undrafted free agent who has spent time with three teams. He did not play in the NFL last year after he was waived by the Packers before the regular season. The 49ers need interior depth with center Weston Richburg (knee) sidelined. On Thursday, they waived/injured Erik Magnuson, their backup center in 2018.

Magnsuon went unclaimed on waivers Friday and reverted to the 49ers’ injured reserve list.