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| A punter in American or Canadian football is a special teams player (not an offensive or defensive team member) who is snapped the ball directly from the line of scrimmage and then punts (kicks) the football to the opposing team so as to limit any field position advantage the opposing team may get by stopping the offense on a fourth (or third in Canadian football) down. Punters must be skilled in angling the football and/or kicking it as high as possible (called ‘hang time’) to maximize his teammates’ ability to eliminate a punt returner's forward progress. Punters are rarely well known, or recognized by fans, but play a major role in winning the field position battle in football. Although most punters have relatively short playing careers, some can have exceptionally long careers, compared to other NFL position players. Sean Landeta, for instance, played 19 NFL seasons and 3 USFL seasons for 8 different teams. Ray Guy (Oakland Raiders) is the first and only punter to be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. He is credited with raising the status of punters in the NFL because he proved to be a major ingredient in the Raiders success during the 1970s by preventing opponents from gaining field position advantage. Currently, Brad Maynard, Shane Lechler, Tom Tupa and Todd Sauerbrun are prominent NFL punters. Current National Football League punters
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