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Originally posted by jlawyer55
Can someone please help me find the rule on roughing the kicker? We had a situation in our game where the snap to the punter was bad and rolled back to the punter, after finally picking it up the punter got the punt off just before being hit. Am I wrong or is the punter considered a running back if the snap is muffed or hits the ground?
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Only in the NFL does he get no protection just cuz the snap hits the ground. In NF as long as "it is reasonably certain that a kick will be made" (9-4-5) he is awarded protection. Now you need to give the defense some slack if he picks it up and all of a sudden kicks it. I'd have to see it, but if the defense was not sure he was going to kick it, then I would not have roughing.