Antonio Brown Playing For Albany Empire In Arena Football League

[jetsrule128]

Albany Empire owner Antonio Brown said he will play for the team as soon as next weekend.

The former NFL star broke the news to NewsChannel 13’s Rodger Wyland in a phone call moments ago.

Brown purchased an ownership stake in the team in March.

[jgb]

Well that was inevitable

[David Harris]

Lol, that poor QB

[jetspenguin]

jeez this dude just cant find a nice quiet place to sit da fug down and be quiet

[Hex]

3 minutes ago, David Harris said:

Lol, that poor QB

What, you think that QB doesn’t like shirtless people?

[LockeJET]

[Bronx]

3 hours ago, LockeJET said:

[PS17]

Mr. Banished Crackpot

[Sperm Edwards]

He turns 35 in July so his career would be quickly winding down as an NFLer by now anyway, if he was even still there. He was really great once.

100 million dollar talent. 100-dogecoin head. 

[nycdan]

but he'd give you the shirt off his back!

[Sperm Edwards]

Just now, nycdan said:

but he'd give you the shirt off his back!

[Barry McCockinner]

His father was a big star (as far as arena football goes) for the Albany Firebirds arena team back in the day. The arena league went away for a while and when it went back to Albany it became the Empire.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Brown_(arena_football)

[Snook]

Isn’t he alienating every player?

[jetsrule128]

This is happening on Saturday 

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[Embrace the Suck]

[Barry McCockinner]

https://www.nationalarenaleague.com/news/albany-empire-fail-to-meet-league-obligations

 

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League Officially Terminates Albany Empire Membership

ATLANTA, GA – After exhausting all avenues, the NAL board of owners have decided unanimously to terminate the membership agreement of the Albany Empire.  The decision was reached after an emergency conference call of the members in good standing to discuss the Empire’s failure to pay their league mandated and overdue assessments. Each team is responsible to pay for 1/7 of the league’s operating budget via monthly assessments starting in April.  The Empire’s owner, Antonio Brown, was also fined $1,000 for Conduct Detrimental to the League for his recent public comments.  Mr. Brown refused to pay that fine.  

 

After acquiring the Albany Empire, new team owner Antonio Brown paid the Empire’s April assessment.  The team then failed to make their May 15th assessment payment and last week just before the Empire’s game in Orlando, the league was notified that the April assessment was being challenged.  That payment was subsequently credited back to Mr Brown.  The league informed his accountant, Alex Gunaris, who in previous communications requested that the league communicate directly with Mr Gunaris regarding financial obligations with the Empire.  Mr Gunaris was informed of the league's attempts to collect the delinquent assessments and he  communicated to the league that it didn't seem like Mr Brown was going to pay the assessment or fine.

 

Once the league was alerted of Mr Brown’s intentions, an emergency conference call was set up.  During the call, it was decided to give the Empire until Thursday at noon to make their payment, after which time the league would be forced to cancel their home game with Jacksonville, and terminate their membership in the National Arena League effective immediately.  Unfortunately Mr Brown has failed to meet the deadline to his teams required financial obligations, and as a result the league has terminated his membership Agreement.

 

The league will be adjusting the rest of the 2023 regular season schedule and will announce the updated schedule in the near future.  We want to thank all of our fans for their continued support.

 

amazing

 

[Larz]

Feel bad for the players. They obviously won’t get paid. Any safeties on that team ? LT?