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A New Punter in Town: Browns Trade for 49ers' Andy Lee, Release Spencer Lanning

The Cleveland Browns' overhaul of their special teams players continued on Saturday. Not too long after head coach Mike Pettine and GM Ray Farmer spoke with fans at the team's Fan Fest event at the Convention Center in Downtown Cleveland, ESPN's Adam Schefter tweeted the following:

Cleveland is trading a 7th-round pick in 2017 to San Francisco for three-time Pro Bowl punter Andy Lee, league sources told ESPN.

— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) June 6, 2015

Andy Lee has been one of the best punters in the NFL since he was a sixth-round draft choice by the 49ers in 2004.