Kalle,
No, I don’t believe so. During a scrimmage down, an “illegal kick” is a kick made in a manner that complies with the rules, but at a time when kicking the ball is illegal, i.e, from beyond the NZ, or after a change of team possession, and they cause the ball to become dead. Kicking a live-ball in a manner not prescribed by rule is “illegally kicking the ball”(9-4-4), and is a live-ball foul. So, kicking a live-ball after dropping it to the ground and allowing it to bounce appreciably is kicking the ball in a manner not prescribed by rule, so, illegally kicking the ball (live-ball).
On free kicks, kicking the ball illegally teed, from outside the hash marks, or punting it on a kickoff are acts that are considered to be before the ball becomes alive, so they are illegal kicks (dead-ball fouls).
Robert