Antonio Brown could face lawsuit from Albany Empire coaches, players over reversed payments: report

Antonio Brown’s tenure as a Nationwide Enviornment League (NAL) proprietor might have come to an abrupt finish, however his points with the league have continued on.

The NAL introduced earlier this month that it had come to the choice to formally terminate the membership settlement of Brown’s workforce, the Albany Empireon account of “failure to pay their league mandated and overdue assessments.”

The previous Pittsburgh Steelers wideout had grow to be part-owner of the two-time championship profitable workforce in March earlier than taking up majority possession in Could.

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Brown confronted various points from the onset, together with a public dispute with gamers and coaches over not getting paid for video games performed. The problem was finally resolved, however based on one report, the gamers and coaches at the moment are planning to file a class-action lawsuit over the same difficulty after their closing sport checks have been reversed.

Empire head coach Moe Leggett informed the Albany Occasions Union that the workforce was paid for his or her closing sport in opposition to the Orlando Predators, which was performed on June 9, however a participant later realized that the cash had been taken out of his account.

Antonio Brown in attendance through the second quarter in Tremendous Bowl LVI between the Los Angeles Rams and the Cincinnati Bengals at SoFi Stadium. (Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports activities)

Leggett then realized that the identical had occurred to him.

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“I’m pissed off,” Leggett informed the outlet. “I’m pissed off. I attempted to provide (Brown) the good thing about the doubt. I attempted to work with him. I used to be making an attempt to be the peacemaker, the mediator to ensure issues ran easily and slightly below the radar. However I can now not try this.”

In keeping with Leggett, some members of the workforce are nonetheless owed round $500 or extra for his or her closing sport of the season.

Nonetheless, the workforce’s accountant, Alex Gunari, informed the Albany Occasions Union individually that the test reversals have been due to “stolen property and tools.”

Former Tampa Bay Buccaneers broad receiver Antonio Brown arrives courtside through the second half of an NBA basketball sport between the Memphis Grizzlies and the Brooklyn Nets, Monday, Jan. 3, 2022, in New York. (AP Picture/Adam Starvation)

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“We’re reviewing and gathering info on stolen property and tools not being returned to us after the final sport,” he informed the outlet, by way of e-mail.

“Soccer gear and different gadgets have been lacking after we have been faraway from the league. Soccer helmets, shoulder pads, jerseys, tools, and so forth. are on this listing. As soon as we get a listing of gamers who returned tools we are going to reissue funds.”

Albany was 1-6 in seven video games earlier than the workforce’s membership was terminated.