He played with the Bears from 2005 to 2015, earning first-team All-Pro and Pro Bowl honors in 2006, and became the franchise's all-time leading scorer.

Gould is the ninth-most accurate placekicker in NFL history, and never missed a field goal or an extra-point attempt in the postseason.

[2] His father was a three-time All-American soccer player who led Lock Haven University to a Division II national championship in 1980,[3] and was drafted by the St. Louis Steamers in the early 1980s.

[4] Gould attended Central Mountain High School in Mill Hall, Pennsylvania, where he won letters in football, soccer, basketball, and track.

[3] Gould enrolled at Penn State, where he played for the Nittany Lions football team and earned a degree in business management.

[10] The Chicago Bears signed Gould on October 8, 2005, following the Week 3 injury of their starting kicker, Doug Brien.

[15] Gould kicked 26 consecutive field goals in 2006, breaking former Bears' kicker Kevin Butler's record of most consecutive field goals and winning NFC Special Teams Player of the Week for Week 16 against the Detroit Lions and NFC Special Teams Player of the Month for October 2006 in the process.

[17] His 25-yard overtime field goal against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers gave the Bears home-field advantage throughout the ensuing playoffs.

[18] On January 14, 2007, his 49-yard field goal in overtime against the Seattle Seahawks gave the Bears their first divisional playoff win since 1988, advancing them to the NFC Championship, which they defeated the New Orleans Saints by a score of 39–14.

[42] In Week 4 of the 2015 season, Gould converted a go-ahead 49-yard field goal to put the Bears up 22–20 over the Oakland Raiders.

[44] In Week 5 against the Kansas City Chiefs, Gould became the Bears' all-time scoring leader with 1,118 points, overtaking Kevin Butler's record by two, with a 30-yard field goal in the third quarter.

[46][47] He concluded the year having converted 33 of 39 field goals for an 84.6 percentage, 19th in the league,[48] and leading the Bears in scoring with 127 points.

[51] In the wake of Josh Brown's domestic abuse investigation, Gould was signed by the New York Giants on October 20, 2016.

[55] In the November 20 game against the Chicago Bears, Gould kicked a 46-yard field goal but missed two extra point attempts against his former team.

[63][64] In the next game, Gould kicked four field goals against the Houston Texans as the 49ers won on the road by a score of 26–16.

He punted twice for 90 yards and made two field goals, including the game-winner in overtime, to help the 49ers win 27–24 and clinch a playoff berth.

[97] In Week 1, Gould kicked a 25-yard field goal and made his sole extra point attempt in a 10–19 loss to his former team, the Bears.

In Week 5, against the Carolina Panthers, Gould made one of two field goals and all three extra point attempts in the 37–15 victory.

In Week 10, against the Los Angeles Chargers, Gould made all three of his field goals and one of two extra point attempts in the 22–16 victory.

[98] In the Wild Card game against the Seahawks, Gould made all four of his field goals and all three of his extra-point attempts in a 41–23 victory.

In the Divisional Round against the Dallas Cowboys, Gould was the main factor in the 49ers' game, as he made all four of his field goals and his sole extra-point attempt, contributing 13 points to the 19–12 victory.

On February 23, 2024, Gould was hired as the head football coach at Rolling Meadows High School in Illinois.

[107] On December 10, Gould was hired as the head football coach at St. Viator High School in Arlington Heights, Illinois.

[114] His younger brother, Chris Gould, was a kicker for the University of Virginia and in the Arena Football League, and is currently an assistant special teams coach for the Los Angeles Chargers.

In 2012, The Goulden Touch launched an annual event, "Kicking Hunger," which provides meals and raises funds for the Northern Illinois Food Bank.

[117][118] When asked what he would like to do upon retiring from football, Gould said, "I went to Penn State and graduated with a business management degree.