Antonio Brown is planning to play for the Albany Empire in his first soccer sport in over 16 months on Saturday.
The previous seven-time Professional Bowler initially mentioned that he was a co-owner of the Nationwide Area League’s (NAL) Empire earlier than later claiming he has no management over the group. It is lately been reported that Antonio El-Allah Categorical Belief Enterprise holds a 95 % possession curiosity, with Charlotte and Steve von Schiller controlling the opposite 5 %.
Brown has lately teased an look by former MVP quarterback Cam Newton in some capability and did so once more on Thursday.
In late April, Brown hinted at making one other NFL comeback, cropping a photograph of himself in a No. 84 Baltimore Ravens jersey and posting on Twitter with the caption “Excited to return to the NFL this yr #RavensFlock.” There was no indication that Brown’s tweet had any legitimacy and he might have merely been trolling followers.
Together with his laundry record of previous authorized troubles and controversies, it will be a stunner to see a NFL group take an opportunity on the 34-year-old. Most lately in mid-April, Brown was concerned in an altercation with safety throughout his first sport because the obvious co-owner of the Empire.
If Brown has his points, the identical will be mentioned in regards to the group he’s supposedly set to hitch. Following the Empire’s loss to the Carolina Cobras on April 30, head coach Damon Ware left the group. Ware’s departure reportedly stemmed from an absence of cost to the workers and roster, in addition to an incident on Albany’s bus getting back from North Carolina, which resulted in a number of gamers receiving suspensions.
The Empire gained the final two NAL titles however is simply 1-4 this season.
