Andy Lee set the bar high for himself.
It took the Carolina Panthers’ newest addition exactly one game to rewrite the team’s punting record book.
Lee boomed a franchise-record 76-yard punt in the third quarter last week at Denver and finished with a gross average of 63 yards, which broke another record.
And while the thinner air in Denver didn’t hurt, Lee has had longer kicks much closer to sea level.
“That’s kind of Andy. That’s been him everywhere he’s been – the Andy Lee effect. He’s a big-ball hitter,” Panthers special teams coordinator Thomas McGaughey said.