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by: mercellusb - Mon, 4 Dec 2023 15:05 UTC

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by: leonard hofstatder - Tue, 5 Dec 2023 10:51 UTC

On 12/4/2023 9:05 AM, mercellusb wrote:
> I was watching the NFL halftime highlights yesterday and noticed a couple of instances where, if it were a college game, there would have been penalties on punt attempts--one where the punter was obliterated on a block. WTF? Seems like a bad difference in rules, what with today’s more protective game.

Was it Colts/Titans?
https://twitter.com/i/status/1731777834945741157

https://operations.nfl.com/the-rules/nfl-video-rulebook/roughing-or-running-into-the-kicker/

ROUGHING/RUNNING INTO THE KICKER

No defensive player may run into or rough a kicker who kicks from behind
the line unless such contact:

1. is incidental to and occurs after the defender has touched the kick
in flight

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by: Con Reeder, unhyphen - Tue, 5 Dec 2023 15:20 UTC

On 2023-12-05, leonard hofstatder <n.nut@comcast.net> wrote:
> On 12/4/2023 9:05 AM, mercellusb wrote:
>> I was watching the NFL halftime highlights yesterday and noticed a couple of instances where, if it were a college game, there would have been penalties on punt attempts--one where the punter was obliterated on a block. WTF? Seems like a bad difference in rules, what with today’s more protective game.
>
>
> Was it Colts/Titans?
> https://twitter.com/i/status/1731777834945741157
>
>
> https://operations.nfl.com/the-rules/nfl-video-rulebook/roughing-or-running-into-the-kicker/
>
> ROUGHING/RUNNING INTO THE KICKER
>
> No defensive player may run into or rough a kicker who kicks from behind
> the line unless such contact:
>
> 1. is incidental to and occurs after the defender has touched the kick
> in flight

Or presumably if they are blocked into the kicker.

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by: mercellusb - Mon, 11 Dec 2023 15:20 UTC

On Tuesday, December 5, 2023 at 10:19:24 AM UTC-6, The NOTBCS Guy wrote:
> But at the same time, NCAA football rule 9-1-16-a, which references roughing or running into the punter/placekicker, includes:
> 3. Incidental contact with a kicker or holder is not a foul.
> 5. When a defensive player’s contact against the kicker or holder is caused by an opponent’s block (legal or illegal), there is no foul for running into or roughing.
> 6. A player who makes contact with the kicker or holder after touching the kick is not charged with running into or roughing the kicker.

Thanks all. “After touching the kick…” had me confused.
Also rugby-style punters are open game.

Subject	Author
NFL running into/roughing the punter	mercellusb
NFL running into/roughing the punter	leonard hofstatder
NFL running into/roughing the punter	Con Reeder, unhyphenated American
NFL running into/roughing the punter	mercellusb