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What yard line does the nfl use for kicking off?
The 30-yard line of the team kicking the ball off.
Was it legal for the kicking team to advance the ball on an onside kick at anytime in the nfl?
Yes, it is legal for the kicking team to advance the ball on an onside kick in the NFL, but only under specific conditions. The ball must travel at least 10 yards before the kicking team can legally recover or advance it. If the ball does not travel the required distance, the kicking team cannot advance it and the receiving team gains possession at the spot of the kick.
If a NFL kickoff travels 40 yards hits the ground and is picked up by a member of the kicking team why does the ball go to the receiving team instead of the kicking team due to onside kick rules?
The question is the correct assessment. If a ball travels more than 10 yards, hits the ground in bounds, and the kicking team gains possession of the ball, the ball is dead and the kicking team is on offense.
Can there be a delay of game on a kickoff in the NFL?
Yes. If the team kicking the ball does not kickoff before the play clock has expired.
What was place kicking like in the 1920s?
Most kicking was done with a dropkick. The ball used in the 1920s had rounder tips and looked much like the ball used in rugby. The NFL changed the shape of the ball in 1934 to what it is today. The tips of the ball were made into more of a point. That was done to help the passing game, to make the ball more aerodynamic. That made dropkicking much more difficult and shortly afterwards it was completely out of the game, replaced by the placekick.
Who is the guy with the letter K on his vest on the NFL sideline?
Stands for kicker those ball boys hold the balls for kicking plays
Why does the NFL have balls only for kicks?
same reason high school and college do. kicking is hard on a ball so you dont want to ruin it
Can the team that kickoff recover the ball 30 yards down field?
According to the NFL Rulebook: " A kickoff is illegal unless it travels 10 yards OR is touched by the receiving team. Once the ball is touched by the receiving team or has gone 10 yards, it is a free ball. Receivers may recover and advance. Kicking team may recover but NOT advance UNLESS receiver had possession and lost the ball. " According to the NFL Rules, the kicking team may not advance the ball on a kickoff unless it has been possessed first by the receiving team. In the play you saw in the Washington/Seattle playoff game, the ball went unpossessed by the receiving team when the kicking team gained control. In that case, possession is awarded to the kicking team at the spot where the kicking team gained control of the ball. no. the ball is dead where the kicking team touched it
What is the Average kicking distance of NFL kicker?
The furthest an average starting Kicker could usually kick the ball is anywhere between 45 and 55 yards.
Is barefoot kicking still legal in the NFL?
no
If a team punts the ball and the ball strikes an unaware member of the return team and does not come in contact with the ground before the kicking team gets possession who's ball is it?
The kicking team, this happened last Sunday in the Panthers-Redskins game- http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-network-total-access/09000d5d8136a6b6/Official-Review-Week-5
In the NFL if the ball goes out of bounds while receiving a kick off and touches the ball on the 5 yard line in bounds does the ball come out to the 40?
As long as the ball was kicked from the kicking team's own 30, then yes. The rule is NOT that a kickoff out of bounds is placed at the 40-yard line. The rule is that the ball is placed 30 yards from the spot of the kick. So if the kicking team had been given a 10-yard penalty on the PAT play, and ended up kicking from the 20 instead of the 30, and the ball goes out of bounds, the ball would then be placed at the 50 -- 30 yards away.
