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Antonio Brown joins the Albany Empire practice as owner gears up to play Saturday's game - after reports of bust-ups and a poor attendance record in rocky start to his tenure His legendary father 'Touchdown' Eddie Brown played for the Albany Firebirds Brown owns 95% of Albany Empire after a deal was agreed several months ago DailyMail.com provides all the latest international sports news

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Published: 04:15 BST, 26 May 2023 | Updated: 04:15 BST, 26 May 2023

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Former NFL All-Pro wide receiver Antonio Brown suited up in practice for the Albany Empire on Thursday, as he prepares to make his debut in the National Arena League on Saturday.

Brown was said to have showed up with about 20 minutes left in the two-hour practice before warming up and running only one route, catching a short pass from quarterback Roland Rivers.

'Anything you have, a skill, you got to work at it. And if you don't work at it, you can lose it. So today was a good day. It was the start of working at it,' Brown said, per Times Union.

The seven-time Pro Bowler however did not specify exactly how much he would be on the field when he suits up Saturday.

'I don't know. We'll see,' Brown added. 'Get my feet under me, see what the coach thinks. It's going to be up to him and his direction, but I'm here to just provide experience, give good energy and produce a winning outcome.'

Albany Empire owner Antonio Brown suited up for the final few minutes of practice Thursday

Brown set to make his National Arena League debut on Saturday vs. the Fayetteville Mustangs

Brown's head coach on Saturday will