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Antonio Brown is once again at the center of the limelight. Recently, Brown, who bought the team his father used to play for, the Albany Empire, was seen shaking hands with fans and taking pictures. He was escorted out by a security guard in the video, which Tony Jefferson reposted on social media. After Tony’s hilarious take on the video, Lamar Jackson responded to his post, politely asking him to delete his account.

However, security confronted members of his staff when they were seen on the playing surface. Brown claimed he owned the team, but security did not believe him, resulting in a confrontation.

Lamar Jackson warns Tony Jefferson over Antonio Brown controversy

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Despite Albany winning their opener against the Orlando Predators, the incident sparked controversy, with opinions divided on whether Antonio Brown was in the right or had overstepped his bounds.

7-time NFL Pro-Bowler, Antonio invited a local Pop Warner football team to watch the game. However, there were safety concerns with kids on the field during the lowering of the championship banner during halftime. And when security tried to remove AB from the area, AB told them that he is one of the owners. However, to everybody’s surprise, the security personnel did not believe the WR.

“Still I maintained a level of professionalism positivity while dealing with this security today! First Game AS AN Owner,” Antonio tweeted. Brown owns 95% of the Albany Empire.

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In the middle of the controversy, Lamar Jackson hilariously warned his former teammate. This came after his former teammate, Tony Jefferson, reposted the incident and exclaimed, “Got him. We f****** got him.” In response, Lamar humorously requested that Tony delete his account 🤣🤣Please delete your account bra”. Tony then replied with laughing emojis to Lamar’s comment.

Bob Belber, the general manager of MVP Arena, clarified that Antonio Brown has not been banned from the field but should not have been down there for safety reasons.

Antonio Brown gains majority ownership of Albany Empire for $1

There was also a dispute about former Buccaneers WR Antonio Brown’s ownership and workers’ compensation payments, with co-owner Mike Kwarta claiming that Brown had not bought him out, per a TimesUnion report.

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“I do wish him success with the team, because the idea of me walking away is so that he can do what he needs to do, what he feels is best, at this point to keep this brand going, keep what we have created and the sustainability of the team over the last two years,” Kwarta said, explaining his decision to sell his shares to Brown.

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Kwarta became the majority owner of the Albany Empire in 2021, taking over from Tridico and Starling who revived the NAL franchise. Brown’s previous claim of owning 100% was denied by Kwarta.

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Mike Kwarta sold his 47.5% stake in the Albany Empire team to Antonio Brown for $1, believing it was in the best interest of the brand, community, arena, county, fans, and players.