Just hours before Monday’s 4 p.m. ET deadline for players on franchise tags to reach a new contract extension with their teams, the San Francisco 49ers have announced that they have reached an agreement with kicker Robbie Gould on an extension worth two-years, $10.5 million. The contract also contains an option clause, that would raise the value to a four-year, $19 million contract with $15 million guaranteed.

Back in April, it looked as if Gould’s time with the 49ers was coming to an end. Gould, 36, demanded a trade away from the 49ers to a team that would be willing to sign him to a contract extension and not keep franchise tagging him. Even after Gould made it public that he wanted a trade, the 49ers still told reporters that they would not honor his trade request. Now in July, it looks like John Lynch made the correct move.

It became believed that Gould was interested in a trade to return to his former team, the Chicago Bears. Over the past two seasons as a member of the 49ers, Gould has been living in a hotel near the 49ers team facility in Santa Clara, California, while his wife and kids lived in their house back in Chicago. With the signing of this extension, expect the Gould’s to purchase a full-time home during the coming months in California.

In his two seasons so far as a member of the 49ers, Gould has been one of the better kickers in the NFL. Gould has hit 72/75 field goal attempts since signing with the 49ers and led the NFL in field goal % last season at 97.1%.

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Gould’s contract extension is expected to be the only one reached by Monday’s deadline across the NFL among all tagged players. Some big-name players who are expected to not reach a contract extension today are  Jadeveon Clowney of the Houston Texans and Grady Jarrett of the Atlanta Falcons.

Kicker Robbie Gould re-signed with the San Francisco 49ers, beating the 4 p.m. EST deadline for long-term contract extensions on Monday. According to ESPN, Gould signed a deal with the Bay Area team that reaches two-year, $10.5 million guaranteed deal, with a two-year player option.

Gould’s deal includes a signing bonus summing up to $3 million, and will be earning a base salary of $3.15 this upcoming season, and $4.35 million for the 2020 season, according to Adam Schefter of ESPN. If he picks up his two-year player option for the 2021 season and the 2022 season, he will be looking at a $4.5 million salary, then a $4 million salary.

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The 36-year-old requested for a trade back in April, but the team said they would deny the request. He seemed to want to return to his home in Chicago, but has obviously changed his mind since. Perhaps he is staying because he is now the second-highest paid kicker in the NFL, behind Baltimore Ravens‘ Justin Tucker.

Gould was cut by the Chicago Bears back in 2016 after struggling to consistently perform for two seasons. He then signed with the 49ers and has been one of the more reliable specialists in the NFL. He’s missed just three field goals in his last 85 kicks in the three seasons he’s been in San Francisco.

Bears fans will be especially disappointed with Gould resigning with the 49ers, as they are in dire need of a kicker, failing to find a suitable replacement after the Cody Parkey miss in the NFC playoffs against the Philadelphia Eagles. The Bears could still get him however, as he is now under contract, meaning they could trade for him if the 49ers would be willing.

John Lynch, the general manager of the 49ers, and head coach Kyle Shanahan have been consistent and successful this summer after multiple long-term deals, and solid draft picks from this summer may prove to be the right decision.