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Meet 'Scottish Hammer' Jamie Gillan: NFL's Long-Shot, Long-Haired Rugby Punter

The Cleveland Browns have one of the deepest and most talented rosters in the NFL. But in their disappointing season-opening loss to the Tennessee Titans, an undrafted rookie from Scotland was arguably their best player.

You might have never heard of Jamie Gillan, Cleveland's new punter, or you might only know him as The Scottish Hammer. That's the nickname his high school coach, Brian Woodburn, gave the former rugby player, who picked up football as a senior at Leonardtown High School in southern Maryland and started, well, hammering field goals, kickoffs and punts.