Antonio Brown, the former NFL All-Pro wide receiver whose career has been marked by controversy, joined the Albany Empire in March as a co-owner alongside Mike Kwarta, with Charlotte and Steve von Schiller as minority partners of the National Arena League football team.
Over the weekend, he claimed he was the sole owner.
“I’m the owner, 100 percent owner. I don’t take that lightly,” Brown said Saturday. “My job as the owner (is) to provide the players and community, the front office, everyone that experience, the experience of Albany, and I’m excited about that role.”
Despite his ownership, the National Arena League owner was ushered off the field by security during the team’s season-opening game on Sunday. The ex-Tampa Bay Buccaneers wideout shared a video to social media over the weekend showing the interaction where a security guard repeatedly told Brown and the person filming him to “get off the field right now.”
The ex-Tampa Bay Buccaneers wideout shared a video to social media over the weekend showing the interaction where a security guard repeatedly told Brown and the person filming him to “get off the field right now.”
The security person disputed the claim and continued to usher them off the field.
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Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson took to Twitter and responded to a post from Tony Jefferson about the situation.
Jefferson shared a video meme in response, making fun of the security guard’s response:
“The security guard before he found out AB was the owner,” he wrote.
Lamar Jackson playfully asked him to delete his account.
“Please delete your account bra,” Jackson added.
As for the game, Albany Empire won 70-33 against the Orlando Predators on Sunday. It was their first game as a National Arena League franchise without coach Tom Menas, who led the team to back-to-back championships.
