Browns punter gives hilariously bad effort on non-tackle attempt

You can call the third preseason game the dress rehearsal for NFL teams if you wish. But Andy Lee might just laugh at you. And we’re going to laugh at him.

It’s clear tat the Cleveland Browns punter is directionally kicking to the regular-season opener, if you know what we mean. Check out the effort — rather, the lack of — as Tampa Bay Buccaneers punt returner Adam Humphries flies by Lee to give the Bucs a 17-3 lead in the first quarter Friday night.

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Yes, we get it. Lee has no business getting himself killed out there or pulling a hamstring and missing regular-season time. But the effort was so painfully bad, we just had to show you.

Naturally, the reaction on Twitter was mostly hilarious.

Ryan has a point, you guys. Lee might have multiple Pro Bowls on his resume, but the numbers appear to back up his reputation as a terrible tackler in the regular season, too — even by punter standards. He has eight career tackles in 192 games according to NFL.com, and zero since 2010.

So yes, Andy, you get a pass on this one. But it doesn’t mean we can’t laugh at you for a moment.

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