Albany Empire owner Antonio Brown did not play in Saturday’s game at Albany Empire, NewsChannel 13’s Rodger Wayland reports.
The reason was that the papers for his body didn’t come in on time.
Brown — who used to play for teams including the Pittsburgh Steelers and Tampa Bay Buccaneers — had vowed all week to play in the game. The average crowd for an Albany Empire game is 2,500. However, 4,500 fans attended.
However, National Arena League commissioner Chris Siegfried said that since the Browns became team owners, he could play without a physical player. This did not happen.
As the team’s owner, Brown also admitted he could have moved past that decision, but said it wasn’t because he wanted to set a good example for his players.
“Stay tuned, AB is coming. There are proper actions you have to take to play football,” Brown told NewsChannel 13’s Rodger Weiland. “You have to pass the coach, Commissioner. You have to be in physical condition. You can’t just pop up, so I have to get my feet wet. We have to get the right equipment. We have to do the right thing.”
“But I will play. You did not lie. Everything will fall into place.”
NewsChannel 13’s Rodger Weiland and Tessa Bintolan follow this story. We will have updates on WNYT.com and our subsequent newsletters.
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