CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Andy Lee got the old speech -- "We've got good news and bad news" -- on Monday when he entered the office of Sashi Brown, the vice president of football operations for the Cleveland Browns.
The bad news, Brown told the three-time Pro Bowl punter, was that the Browns had traded him.
The good news: He was going to the Carolina Panthers.
Lee smiled. He hasn't stopped smiling since.
He didn't say it, but you could tell the 34-year-old Lee is still waiting for somebody to explain exactly what the bad news is.