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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.
This it the ONLY time an onside kick is possible. A kick off is usually done as a place kick, where the ball is set on a tee or has someone holding the ball upright. A punt is a play that a team does to concede possession of the ball to the other team in exchange for field position.