BROWN WORKS OUT FOR SAINTS
Prolific but embattled free agent Antonio Brown worked out for the Saints on Friday. Coach Sean Payton said there was no immediate plans to sign Brown.
“Not now,” Payton said. ‘‘[We are] mainly doing our due diligence on all of those players. Obviously, there’s a little bit more attention drawn to him because of his career. But right now, it was more or less us having a chance to get to know these guys and seeing what kind of shape they’re all in.”
Brown’s agent, Drew Rosenhaus, said that Brown’s “visit with the Saints went very well, and we will continue discussions with them.”
Brown was cut by the Patriots on Sept. 20 amid multiple sexual-misconduct allegations. Any signing could trigger discipline for Brown. The Saints won’t sign him if he wouldn’t be eligible for the playoffs.
‘‘If he is signed by a club, such placement [on the commissioner’s exempt list] may become appropriate at any time, depending on the status of the investigation,’’ the NFL said in a statement.
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