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Everybody loves a good comeback story. Fans were over the moon when they saw Tom Brady make a U-turn on his supposed retirement back in 2021. But not every comeback is as good as that. Whether former Bucs teammate Antonio Brown can live up to a similar story, is yet to be seen. But the stories surrounding the Albany Empire’s boss exit are still fresh in everyone’s memory. Despite his short stint at the Patriots before moving to the Bucs, he left a unique impression on Belichick.

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With reports spurring an imminent return for Brown, this will see him get back to the game after almost two years, 700 days. Antonio Brown became co-owner of Albany Empire earlier this year. Albany Empire is a franchise of the National Arena League. Having joined the league in 2021, they have won the league championships in every year they have competed. With their boss and co-owner set to join the roster, can they hope for more silverware?

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Antonio Brown set to start the next game

Having gained ownership of the Albany Empire earlier this year, Brown will be hopeful of re-establishing himself in American Football, albeit in a different league. Brown may recall his interaction with Belichick back when he was at the Patriots for inspiration. The interaction went by as Brown dropped in on an interview and talked about the business and called it booming. With Brown starting a new career soon enough with Albany, he will be looking for a good start. But things have not gone to plan in the current season for Albany.

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Albany Empire sits bottom of the standing in the NAL. They will hope that the addition of an ex-NFL star and Super Bowl winner will change their fortunes for them. Antonio Brown has been training and preparing for his return to the sport. Brown shared a clip on Twitter which showed he has been training to get back to fitness.

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With Albany Empire set to play this weekend on 17th June, Brown is confident of starting for his team. Antonio Brown’s arrival might be a turning point for his team. With his return to football, he will hope he can revive his career after a disastrous change in career prospects last year.

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Browns’ music career fell flat on its face

Antonio Brown used his time away from the NFL to try out new things. The most prominent of his endeavors was when he transitioned to music. Months after leaving NFL, Brown released his album Paradigm which featured several big names from the music industry. The likes of French Montana and young thug among other rappers participating in the album.

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His performance of his album, ‘Paradigm’ left the crowd unexcited back in April 2022. A couple of months later, performing in Miami, the crowd shared a similar level of disdain. The performance racked up a lot of views but only because fans could not stop making fun of it.

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Antonio Brown saw a controversial exit from the NFL and American football as a whole. In what turned out to be his last game, Brown walked off the field before its conclusion. This saw him get axed by the Bucs and out of the NFL ever since. With his return to football in a different league, he will hope to recoup his career.

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Kushal Jain is an NFL writer at EssentiallySports. Having started off writing as a hobby when he was 19, it has snowballed into becoming his full time profession. He is a passionate football fan, or as per the US etymology, soccer fan. Despite his niche as a football and sports writer, he has experience in various fields and industries, including finance, which has allowed him to be an all-rounder. When he's not busy giving NFL or Soccer commentary, he can be found reading or playing video games, particularly Football Manager (what a surprise) as well as some MMOs. His hyperactive, productivity focused mentality has given him the attitude of "just take the shot, what's the worst that could happen".

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