Roughing the Kicker

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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?

You're wrong.

Whether the ball hits the ground or not, a kicker is entitled to protection.