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We had a similar situation last week where the punter would take the snap and start running while holding the ball out in front of him with 2 hands. At times he did run out of this formation but he usually punted on while on the run.

The opposing coach asked us about this during the pre-game conference. We told him that we'll rule on this similar to someone throwing a pass on the run. If the ball is kicked just prior to getting hit legally by the defense the kicker will not receive the same protection as a kicker who has established himself in kicking position.

There was one time during the game where the kicker got the kick out just before a defender tackled him. The kicker looked up to see if he might get a flag but the R just shook his head 'no'.