[Ref1973]

Some debate going on about this: Let's assume all 11 K players are 5 yards or less from the ball. The debate is whether they are all eligible to become the kicker.

The rationale is that only the middle 3 K players can legally kick the ball, because "after the ready for play and until the ball is kicked" there must be 4 players on either side of the kicker.

If, for instance, a K player from the very end loops around and kicks it, then at some point after the RFP, he did not have 4 players to both sides of him.