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The delivery of a blow with the foot to a ball (as a football) held in a stationary position on the ground.

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  • The moment he set up for a placekick instead of a punt, those Black armored animals would be upon him.
  • Each participant was allowed one punt, one pass and one placekick off a tee.
  • The somewhat bizarre tournament tie-break procedures had each team send out five players to attempt a placekick from the 22-meter line.
  • - Mike Iltis jokes that if he's needed to placekick, be a receiver or even a holder, all the University of Colorado coaching staff must do is ask; he's merely a phone...
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