football punter
Fourth-down specialist
A football punter is a specialist who kicks the ball to the opposing team when the offense fails to advance far enough for a first down or field goal attempt.
The punter drops the ball and kicks it before it hits the ground, aiming for distance and hang time to limit the return.
In American football, punters typically appear only on fourth down; in Australian rules football, punting is a primary method of moving the ball.
The punter boomed a 55-yarder that pinned them inside the ten.
- kickFoot-delivered strike
- hangtimeDuration aloft
- spiralCurve winding around center
- snapSudden sharp sound
- holderOne who possesses
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Player catching kicked balls
kick returner · return specialist · ball carrier · receiver · wide receiver
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