Reader Mail!: Safety Punts Oddities by Jeremy Snyder - October 31, 2011August 7, 2017 0 Where does the kicker have to kick the ball from after a safety? I know it's set up to kick at the 20-yard-line, but can the kicker punt the ball from the back of the end zone and have the ball travel to the 30-yard-line (40 yards total) and