Receiver Brown works out for Saints amid league investigation

Saints coach Sean Payton says the club has no immediate plans to sign Antonio Brown after including him in a workout with six free-agent receivers Friday.

Payton says the Saints are mainly doing their due diligence “on all of those players” and looking at how available players can help the team as it prepares to enter the playoffs.

Brown has not played since the New England Patriots cut him Sept. 20 amid multiple sexual assault accusations that have spawned an ongoing league investigation of the receiver.

Payton says the team would still have to seek information from the NFL on whether it would allow Brown to play if New Orleans chose to sign him.

Brown is a four-time All-Pro but has been released by three teams since the end of last season, when he was released by Pittsburgh after being a no-show for the club’s season finale. He also was cut this year by Oakland.

Brown, 31, is being investigated by the NFL under its personal conduct policy after a lawsuit filed by his former trainer, Britney Taylor, that alleges she was sexually assaulted by Brown on multiple occasions.

Brown also was accused of sexual misconduct at his home by an artist who was working there in 2017.

Brown met with the NFL and has denied the allegations.

The NFL has not concluded that investigation and it is uncertain when it will. Even after it wraps, Brown still could face additional league-imposed discipline.

Brown has played in only one game this season — for the Patriots in Week 2 against the Miami Dolphins.