an onside kick you try to kick it about ten yards and recover it, a punt you try to get it as far down field as you can. Also onside kicks have a tee, and punts you toss in the air and kick it
Rickie Harris was the punt returner and Billy Hunter and George Hughley were the main kickoff returners.
The kickoff goes out of bounds at the 20-yard line after a 40-yard punt.
punt
Field goal-38yds. Punt-62yds. Kickoff-end zone Pass-296yds.
As of the end of the 2007 season, the record is 13 and is held by Brian Mitchell (9 punt returns, 4 kickoff returns).
In the NFL through Week 3 of the 2010 season ... Kickoff returns for a TD: Josh Cribbs with 8. Punt returns for a TD: Eric Metcalf with 10.
Devin Hester
A drop kick needs to hit the ground before it's kicked , where as a punt does not
Devin Hester
No. The kicking team is penalized if a kickoff goes out of bounds, but on a punt, the ball is put in play for the receiving team at the point where it goes out of bounds.
No. A kick following a score or to start either half has to be taken as a free kick.
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.