Things were rocky from the start when Antonio Brown purchased a controlling stake of the Albany Empire, but Thursday's news feels a bit like the dagger.
Antonio Brown, Super Bowl champion and son of Albany football legend Eddie Brown, is joining the 'family business' and joining the new Empire ownership group.
Few athletes have performed better while in Albany than Touchdown Eddie Brown. Off the gridiron, however, Brown lived a much more modest lifestyle than expected.
It's been 20 years since the ArenaBowl has been to Albany but that all changes this Sunday when the Times Union Center will host ArenaBowl 32. The Albany Empire will host the Philadelphia Soul and Albany Arena Football legend "Touchdown" Eddie Brown will be here to help the Empire raise the championship banner.