Are Punters and Kickers the Same?

Some teams have two place kickers; one who kicks field goals and another who specializes in kickoffs. Punter - The punter kicks punts. This is generally a different player from the place kicker. The punter tries to kick the ball as far and high as possible.

Is a punter and kickers the same thing?

Additionally, punters are also kickers and understand kicking mechanics, such as how far back to lean the ball as the kicker makes an attempt, and when a field goal attempt should be aborted. Punters may pass or run the ball on fake field goal attempts and fake punts.

Why do punters not kick field goals?

You don't see hybrid kicker/punters, and never will, because of two reasons. 1) The motions interfere with each other. Kicking is more of a swiveling motion in the hips, punting is more straight on.