Ex-NFL star Antonio Brown will play Saturday’s Albany Empire game
Antonio Brown said earlier this month that he plans to attend a game for Albany Empire, the National Arena League side he owns.
On Thursday the Ex-NFL Star came to team training.
Former Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Antonio Brown arrives courtside during the second half of an NBA game between the Memphis Grizzlies and the Brooklyn Nets January 3, 2022 in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)
The former Pittsburgh Steelers wideout showed up 10 minutes before the end of practice and told WTEN’s Griffin Haas that he would be attending the weekend’s game against the Fayetteville Mustangs.
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Brown, who warmed up before running a single route, said the time he plays will be left to new head coach Pete Porcelli.
Porcelli is the Empire’s third head coach this season.
Antonio Brown of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers before a game against the Los Angeles Rams at Raymond James Stadium on November 23, 2020 in Tampa, Florida. (Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)
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Former head coach Tom Menas, who coached Albany to back-to-back championships, was fired before the start of the season but eventually brought back after his replacement, coach Damon Ware, and several players were suspended following a public dispute over payments and an incident on the team bus.
He resigned after just one game.
Antonio Brown of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers warms up before a game against the New York Jets at MetLife Stadium on January 2, 2022 in East Rutherford, NJ (Elsa/Getty Images)
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The Albany Empire is 1-4 this season. Brown also hinted Thursday that NFL quarterback Cam Newton would “be here soon.”