Antonio Callaway has drawn the wrong kind of headlines for the Cleveland Browns in the last week.

The former Florida wide receiver was cited a week ago by Strongsville police with marijuana possession, a minor misdemeanor because of the amount, and driving with a suspended license at 2:59 a.m. Callaway, who tested positive for marijuana at the combine, and was suspended last season in a credit card fraud case, has maintained his innocence.

Callaway has said that his car was recently shipped from Florida and he didn’t know it had marijuana in it. Callaway also didn’t report the incident to the team, and it wasn’t announced until several days later.

Callaway, meanwhile, played on Thursday in the Browns’ preseason opener against the New York Giants in a game where he made three catches for 87 yards, and a touchdown.

Talking with reporters on Sunday, Cleveland coach Hue Jackson explained why Callaway played despite the incident.

Perhaps Jackson’s rationale for the interesting punishment is star/veteran players don’t play much in the preseason, so by making Callaway play, he was punishing him, in some creative way.

Because he’s now a starter, Callaway’s behavior will be under even closer scrutiny than ever, especially given his collection of incidents in the last year. This precedent also sets a standard for Jackson, who is in a win-now situation with the Browns because of the ongoing struggles in his tenure as coach.