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  • Kicker
    A kicker is a player who legally punts, drop kicks, or place kicks. He continues to be a kicker until he has reasonable opportunity to regain his balance.
  • Kickoff Signal
    To make the ball ready for play, the official [referee] will blow his whistle and give a one or two arm beckoning signal toward the kicker.