Ex-NFL star Antonio Brown to play in Albany Empire game Saturday

Antonio Brown said earlier this period helium planned to play successful a crippled for the Albany Empire, the National Arena League squad helium owns. 

On Thursday, the ex-NFL star showed up for a squad practice. 

Former Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Antonio Brown arrives courtside during the 2nd fractional of an NBA crippled betwixt the Memphis Grizzlies and the Brooklyn Nets Jan. 3, 2022, successful New York. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)

The erstwhile Pittsburgh Steelers wideout showed up 10 minutes earlier signifier ended and told WTEN’s Griffin Haas helium would play successful the weekend’s crippled against the Fayetteville Mustangs. 

EX-NFL STAR ANTONIO BROWN TO PLAY FOR ALBANY EMPIRE AFTER TAKING OVER OWNERSHIP: REPORT

Brown, who warmed up earlier moving a azygous route, said the magnitude of clip helium plays volition beryllium up to caller caput manager Pete Porcelli.

Porcelli is the Empire’s 3rd caput manager this season. 

Antonio Brown of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers anterior to a crippled against the Los Angeles Rams astatine Raymond James Stadium Nov. 23, 2020, successful Tampa, Fla. (Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)

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Former caput manager Tom Menas, who coached Albany to back-to-back championships, was fired earlier the commencement of the play but was yet brought backmost aft his replacement, manager Damon Ware, and respective players were suspended pursuing a nationalist quality implicit payments and an incidental connected the team’s bus.

He resigned aft conscionable 1 game. 

Antonio Brown of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers warms up anterior to a crippled against the New York Jets astatine MetLife Stadium Jan. 2, 2022, successful East Rutherford, N.J.  (Elsa/Getty Images)

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The Albany Empire are 1-4 this season. Brown besides suggested Thursday that NFL backmost Cam Newton would "be present soon."