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For Wall, who is left-handed but kicks with his right foot, the concept isn’t foreign to him.

“In high school, I was actually our punter, and I did a little bit in college (with the NCAA’s Texas Tech Red Raiders),” Wall said. “We had a freshman coming in that wasn’t there yet, so I did it a bit in college. I was just playing around a bit on the field, and the (Stampeders coaches) could actually see that I was doing it and said, ‘Yeah, you can be our emergency punter.’

“Hopefully I’ll never have to do it, because it’s a whole different ball game. But if I had to, I’d be alright with it. It’d be pretty cool.”

Earlier in the week, Paredes was practicing punting during their team drills — just as a refresher. Maver also practices kick-offs occasionally to stay fresh.

And once a week, Wall joins them.

“He’s got a good leg . . . he can do it,” said Stampeders head coach Dave Dickenson of Wall. “But it’s more than that — it’s the scheme and where to set-up. But he’s got a good leg.”

During the 2014 Grey Cup game, Paredes handled the punting duties after Maver suffered an abdominal injury when he was hammered by Hamilton Tiger-Cats defensive lineman Justin Hickman on a punt return.

The pair, generally, is as consistent as they come and has rarely suffered injury.

But as the Eskimos found out, you never know . . .

“Injuries occur,” said Wall, a six-year CFL veteran. “We’d have to go through two guys first — I mean so did they . . . but I’d be ready if it happened. Kicking though . . . I’m not great at kicking off the tee. I wouldn’t bet on myself. But punting-wise, I could hold my own. And besides, if I shanked one, I’d just go run after it.”

kodland@postmedia.com