Browns punter wanted no part of making tackle on return touchdown

I’m not being critical of Cleveland Browns punter Andy Lee here — it’s the preseason, so nobody wants to be hurt like Tony Romo.

But it’s just funny to see a player give up and not try to make a tackle on a play. In this case, it involved the Buccaneers’ Adam Humphries returning a Lee punt for a score in Friday’s preseason matchup:

Browns head coach Hue Jackson, however, noticed Lee’s lack of effort and had this to say via Cleveland.com:

“(It was) his pursuit. Let’s be very honest. We’re out there to play. If there’s another guy that has the ball, your job is to go get it.”

Lee later tried tackling Bernard Reedy on a return, which made Jackson much happier. I get that you don’t want your players taking plays off and showing maximum effort in the third preseason game before the season, but I would have done the same thing as Lee.