# yet another football question

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-football-question/46034>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [December 17, 2000, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-football-question/46034 "2000-12-17T18:32:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![Mike30](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/bb73d2/32.png) [@Mike30](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike30)\
**Post date:** [December 17, 2000, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-football-question/46034/1 "2000-12-17T18:32:06Z")

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The guy on the sidelines in an NFL game who holds the “spare” balls and sends them into play has a vest with a big orange K on it. Why a K?

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Cheers Mike30 go Vikings!

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**Author:** ![DSYoungEsq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c6cbf5/32.png) [@DSYoungEsq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSYoungEsq)\
**Post date:** [December 17, 2000, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-football-question/46034/2 "2000-12-17T21:32:01Z")

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He’s not the person who sends in all balls; he is the person with the specially designated kicking balls, balls which have not been ‘broken in’. This is a new rule this year.