You could not have scripted it any better. The inaugural game for the Albany Empire was a smashing success on Saturday, and the fact they didn’t win the game didn’t matter. They won over the fans with a highly successful block party and a sold out Times Union Center. And the highlight of the night was the Jersey retirement of the popular Touchdown Eddie Brown with his son Antonio in the house. It was great start to the building of the Empire.

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