Today's Tidbit... Puntin' In The U.S.A.

Let's get boring now,

Everybody's learnin' how, 

Come watch a dull punt play with me.

The punt is among the most boring plays in American football, while it is among the most exciting in Canadian football. The difference is that American football is structured so the return team often does not return punts, while the Canadian game forces them to do so. The difference comes down to four rules.

Two key rule differences are that Canadian punt returners cannot fair catch the ball and are protected by a ...