The National Arena League kicked the Albany Empire out of the league Thursday after new owner Antonio Brown failed to pay either a required assessment or a fine he received following recent public comments.
"After exhausting all avenues, the NAL board of owners have decided unanimously to terminate the membership agreement of the Albany Empire," the news release said. "The decision was reached after an emergency conference call of the members in good standing to discuss the Empire's failure to pay their league mandated and overdue assessments."
Brown became majority owner of the upstate New York team in April, and under terms of league ownership, all teams are required to pay one-seventh of the NAL operating budget, via monthly transactions.