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I thought you had to punt the ball if you got a safety
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I thought you had to punt the ball if you got a safety


Oct 31, 2020, 3:43 PM

They get to onside kick?

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Re: I thought you had to punt the ball if you got a safety


Oct 31, 2020, 3:48 PM

That's what i thought...i didn't think they were allowed to onside kick after a safety.

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Re: I thought you had to punt the ball if you got a safety


Oct 31, 2020, 3:50 PM

Punt or kick. Choice to kickoff team.

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I thought so too but here is the rule..


Oct 31, 2020, 4:02 PM

Here are the pertinent rules for free kicks after a safety:

NCAA Rule 6-1-2-a: A ball from a free kick formation must be kicked legally and from some point on Team A’s restraining line (Exception: Rule 6-1-2-c-4) and on or between the hash marks. The referee will declare the ball ready for play when the officials are in position after the kicker has received the ball. After the ball is ready for play and for any reason falls from the tee, Team A shall not kick the ball and the official shall soundhis whistle immediately.

NCAA Rule 6-1-2-c-4: After a safety, when a punt or drop kick is used, the ball may be kicked from behind the kicking team’s restraining line. If a yardage penalty for a live-ball foul is enforced from the previous spot, administration is from the 20-yard line, unless the kicking team’s restraining line has been relocated by a previous penalty.


NFL Rule 6-1-1-b: A safety kick puts the ball in play after a safety. A dropkick, placekick, or punt may be used for a safety kick. A tee cannot be used for a safety kick.


So in college, safety free kicks can be a dropkick, punt, placekick, or off a tee. In the NFL, a safety free kick can be a dropkick, punt, or placekick; no tee allowed.

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