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Andy Lee wearing No. 8 with Browns to honor late daughter

Former 49ers punter Andy Lee is wearing No. 8 with the Browns to honor the memory of his daughter who died on Jan. 27.

Madeline Lee passed away from complications after she swallowed fluid during birth. She was 8 days old. Lee and his wife, Rachel, were the only people beyond medical staff to see Madeline, who never left the neonatal intensive care unit.

“I think sometimes, not necessarily by me and my wife, her life can get overlooked,” Lee told the team’s web site. “She was here, she was a person, but nobody got to meet her.