Pro Bowl K Robbie Gould retires after 18 seasons

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Clutch kicker Robbie Gould announced his retirement Thursday after 17 seasons with three NFL teams.

Gould, who turned 41 on Wednesday, played his first 11 seasons in Chicago and his last six in San Francisco.

"To have the kind of playing-career experience that I had in the NFL was nothing short of amazing, and my level of gratitude for the journey -- the ups, the downs, the in