Ex-NFL star Antonio Brown set to play for Albany Empire after taking ownership: report
Antonio Brown last played in an NFL game on January 2, 2022, when he left the field at MetLife Stadium Tampa Bay Buccaneers behind the New York Jets.
Now, more than a year later, Brown gets dressed again, but this time for a different league.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Antonio Brown wipes his face as he leaves the field after tossing his gear into the stands during his team’s action in the third quarter of an NFL football game against the New York Jets on Sunday, January 2, 2022, on the offensive is , in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Andrew Mills/NJ Advance Media via AP)
the previous Pittsburgh Steelers Wideout told WNYT’s Rodger Wyland Wednesday that he plans to dress up for the Albany Empire, the National Arena League side he owns, in a game on May 27 or June 17.
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Brown told the outlet the purpose was to boost ticket sales, which WNYT says averages about 2,500 per game.
Brown played nine seasons for the Steelers before joining the Raiders in 2019. After a series of problems, he was eventually released and eventually signed by the Raiders New England Patriots.
In this September 15, 2019 photo, New England Patriots wide receiver Antonio Brown warms up before a game with the Miami Dolphins in Miami Gardens, Fla. The Patriots released Brown on September 20, 2019. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson, File)
He only played one game for the Patriots before being fired on allegations of sexual misconduct. While suspended for eight games for violating the league’s rules of conduct, Brown was signed by the Bucs in 2020 and would go on to win his first Super Bowl.
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He signed a one-year contract to return to the Bucs in 2021 but was eventually released in January after walking off the field in a game against the Bucs the jets that Tampa Bay would eventually come back and win.
Browns’ first year as an owner was anything but smooth.
Antonio Brown of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers warms up before the game against the New York Jets at MetLife Stadium on January 2, 2022 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Elsa/Getty Images)
Head coach Tom Menas, who coached the Albany Empire to back-to-back championships, was fired before the start of the season but was eventually brought back this month after his replacement, coach Damon Ware, and several players were suspended following a public dispute over overpayments and an incident on the team bus.
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The Empire is 1-3 this season. Brown told WNYT that he hopes his performance will fill MVP Arena with 10,000 fans.