It is because you have to have the acurrancy of rory mclroy and the strengh of mark henry
The kickoff goes out of bounds at the 20-yard line after a 40-yard punt.
As of the 2008 season, that would be Dave Finzer who was credited with an 87 yard punt for the Bears in 1984.
that's a random punt number and unsignificant, the longest nfl punt was 98 yards... but the longest field goal was 63 yards by Jason elam
Oregon State punter Johnny Hekker shanked a rugby punt for a -4 yard punt on September 10, 2011 while playing Wisconsin.
There have been eleven 99 yard touchdowns in NFL history. Tony Dorsett of the Dallas Cowboys is the only player to have rushed for a 99 yard TD. There have been 10 passes that have gone for 99 yard TDs. Click on the question listed under the 'Related Questions' link below to see who the QBs and receivers were for those 99 yard TD passes. But Devin Hester did return missed field goal for over 100 yards.
The record for the longest punt in Gators history is held by Shayne Edge, who booted a 70-yard punt against Rice in 1986.
Randall Cunningham
No, it is not possible or allowed.
Yes considering their size
The longest punt by a New England Patriot player in the Super Bowl is by Ryan Allen. He booted a 64 yard punt in Super Bowl XLIX vs the Seattle Seahawks for a touchback. The second longest punt was 62 Yards, 0 return yards by Rich Camarillo in Superbowl XX, versus the Chicago Bears. The ball was downed at the Bears four yard line.
In all of American professional football, that was Chuck Fenenbock of the 1946 Los Angeles Dons of the All American Football Conference (AAFC). He averaged 28.7 yards on kickoff returns and 18.7 yards on punt returns. In the American Football League, that was Bill Thompson of the 1969 Denver Broncos with a 28.5 yard kickoff return average and a 11.5 yard punt return average. In the National Football League, that was Mel Gray of the 1991 Detroit Lions with a 25.8 yard average on kickoff returns and a 15.4 yard average on punt returns.
The team receiving starts out at 20 yard line