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The football player punts the ball. The definition of a punt is a dropping of a ball to be kicked before it touches the ground. An example of a punt is a football player kicking the ball to his teammates. Punt is defined as to put an idea aside or to drop a football and kick it before it hits the ground.
The punt return is measured independently, though the value of the punt to the kicking team is determined by distance from the line of scrimmage to the end of the return. Canadian rules also allow a punt when the punter is not behind the line of scrimmage, which is not permitted in American rules.