Can u punt twice on the same play?

NFL rules state that two punts can occur on the same play as long as both occur behind the line of scrimmage. Whether Dickson's second bomb took place after he crossed the line is up for debate.
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Can you punt twice if blocked?

Well, it turns out you can. Officials deemed that there was no penalty on the play for punting it twice because as the rulebook states, a second kick behind the line of scrimmage is legal as long as it doesn't cross the line.
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Can a punter kick the ball twice in the NFL?

The punter kicks the ball again from behind the line of scrimmage. This is a legal kick and the result of the play was the ball was ruled down at the 11 yard line.
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What if you catch your own punt?

If caught, the ball becomes dead and the receiving team gets the ball at the spot of the catch. If a player from the kicking team is the first to touch the ball after it crosses the line of scrimmage, "illegal touching" is called and the receiving team gains possession at the spot where the illegal touching occurred.
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Can you kick a field goal on 3rd and 4th down?

Once the ball crosses the line of scrimmage, the ball is turned over to the other team. Now, if on 3rd down, a kick is blocked, the ball never crosses the line of scrimmage, and the ball is recovered by the offense, it would then be 4th down, and they would get another chance.
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Can you kick it twice?

Q: If a punt is blocked, then the kicking team recovers, can they punt it a second time? This actually occurred in a high school game in Montana. The officials did not call a penalty. A: "If the ball stays behind the line of scrimmage, the punting team can recover and legally punt the ball again.
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Can you kick it twice in football?

It's probably not legal, although not explicitly illegal according to the rulebook. The NCAA's football rulebook says “a player shall not kick a loose ball,” and doing so is a 10-yard penalty that carries a loss of down.
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How far can a d1 kicker kick?

Division 1:

Solid fundamentals. Good ball rotation and height on kicks. Many division one scholarship athletes can kick 60+ yard field goals off the ground. If your range is closer to 55, you are more likely to be a walk-on candidate.
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Is a 70 yard field goal possible?

In all, it is believed there have been attempts of at least 70 yards seven times in NFL regular-season games (Moseley had two of them); six came up short and McManus' attempt was blocked. Since 2001, there have been 21 attempts at a field goal 65 yards or longer, with only Tucker on Sunday finding success.
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Do college kickers use a tee?

For the first time in 39 years, placekickers are no longer allowed to use a tee on field goals and extra points in collegiate games, but must kick off the ground as NFL kickers currently do.
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Do kickers get full ride scholarships?

Reality Check. Less than 1% of high school senior kickers, punters & snappers around the nation are fortunate enough to earn a college football scholarship. Over the years, it's become common place for college football programs to only offer 'preferred walk on' spots to high school specialists.
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Can you try a field goal twice?

The kicking team does not get additional attempts. This is why teams rarely go for a field goal on anything except fourth down. There are cases where this may be important (e.g.: 3 seconds left in the game, down by 2 points, and the team is in field goal range on second down.
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Has a kicker ever missed the ball?

No kick in league history is more famous than Scott Norwood missing what would have been the game winner in Super Bowl 25. In another case of kicking failures outshining successes, Norwood's miss is more famous than Adam Vinatieri's title game winner years later for the New England Patriots.
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Can you throw a blocked field goal?

A: "When a kick, field goal attempt or punt is blocked and the ball stays behind the line of scrimmage, if the offense recovers the ball, it can run, pass or kick." USA Football Rules Editor Bill LeMonnier is a former college football referee who currently serves as an ESPN NCAA rules analyst.
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Can you run back a missed field goal?

If a field goal attempt is missed and does not go out of bounds, a defensive player may catch the ball and return it, like a punt or kickoff. Or a defensive player may pick up the ball on the bounce or while rolling before it stops rolling and is declared dead by a referee.
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How far should a 12 year old be able to kick a field goal?

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The minimum requirement is that you have the strength to at least kick the ball 15 yards in the air (which is like making a field goal from the 5-yard line).
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Who has the record for the longest field goal?

The Broncos kicker slugged a 64-yard field goal in December of 2013 against the Titans. It didn't finish the game off but it did send Denver to the halftime tunnel extremely pumped up. Justin Tucker is responsible for the longest field goal in NFL history.
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Can you kick off a block in college?

Texas and Massachusetts follow NCAA kicking guidelines, which require kickers to attempt field goals and extra points with the ball on the ground. The NCAA adopted the rule in 1989. That means many college freshmen such as Cimorelli go from kicking off a 1- or 2-inch block to kicking off the ground.
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Can you kickoff without a tee?

Q: Are you required to use a tee on kickoffs? An official told me it's illegal to kick off the ground. A: There is nothing in the rule book that requires a kicking tee to be used on free kicks. That said, if a team opts to use a kicking tee, the tee may not elevate the ball more than 2 inches.
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Why do punters not kick field goals?

Generally punters can kick field goals in a pinch. Since Kickers and Punters are specialists, they don't generally practice the "other" kicking discipline; however, many kickers and punters pulled double duty in high school, so they have done it before.
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Why do punters hold for field goals?

Punters Have Good Hands

You might think the best player to catch a long snap and make sure it gets safely down for the kick would be a wide receiver or tight end, and you wouldn't be wrong.
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Can a field goal bounce in?

It's dead when it hits the upright or crossbar, unless it goes on to score a field goal (eg, it can bounce through off the upright.)
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Is there a penalty for punting out of bounds?

The penalty for kicking the ball out of bounds on a kickoff is either a rekick from 5 yards back, the receiving team starting their drive where the ball went out of bounds, or the receiving team starting their drive at the 35-yard line.
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