San Francisco Chronicle

Gould wins NFC’s weekly special-teams honor again

- By Eric Branch Eric Branch is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer.

The kicks — and the awards — keep coming for Robbie Gould.

On Wednesday, the 49ers placekicke­r was named NFC Special Teams Player of the Week for the second time in three weeks. Gould is the only member of the 49ers to receive a player-of-the week award in the past three seasons. He’s also the only player to be honored multiple times in the same season since kicker Phil Dawson in 2013.

Gould was recognized after he made 6 of 6 field-goal tries, including the 45-yard game-winner as time expired, in a 25-23 win over the Titans on Sunday. He became the only kicker in NFL history to have 15 field goals in a three-week span.

On Tuesday, Gould was named a Pro Bowl alternate behind the Rams’ Greg Zuerlein, who was placed on injured reserve Wednesday with a back injury. However, Carolina’s Graham Gano is the first alternate, the Charlotte Observer reported. Gould, 35, has made 36 of 38 field-goal attempts this season, including 4-for-4 from 50-plus yards.

Injury report: Wide receiver Aldrick Robinson and safety Adrian Colbert were limited in practice and wore noncontact jerseys, which is a sign they are on track to play Sunday against the Jaguars after sustaining concussion­s in the win against Tennessee.

Wide receiver Marquise Goodwin, whose father died last week, was excused from practice from personal reasons. Cornerback Greg Mabin (calf ), who was sidelined against Tennessee, did not practice.

Five other players were limited: running back Matt Breida (knee), tight end Garrett Celek (knee, rib), wide receiver Trent Taylor, and linebacker­s Brock Coyle (elbow) and Mark Nzeocha (hamstring).

Roster move: The 49ers signed cornerback Trovon Reed, 26, to their practice squad after promoting cornerback Tyvis Powell to the active roster Saturday.

Reed has spent time on the practice squads of four teams, and played in his only six games last season with the Chargers. He had eight tackles, three pass breakups and two intercepti­ons.

At Auburn, he transition­ed from wide receiver to cornerback as a senior before entering the NFL as an undrafted free agent with the Rams in 2015.

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