Preds to hold Press Conference Thursday at 8pm
 

The Predators have alerted media to a press conference Thursday evening. Franchise WR Antonio Brown is expected to be in attendance and have a seat on the podium with GM and Coach Mike SantaLucia. All signs point to his return to the team for a 6th season.

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:popcorn2:

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How come my home city reporters press credentials were all denied?

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one word...

WEED

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No one...and I mean NO ONE has a press conference with the principle present and sends them off to another city...welcome back to the frozen north Mr Brown...

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It's not the reporters fault they can't legally take it out of state.

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As liberal as NY is, they still criminalize possession of pot in this over-regulated and over-taxed state!

:shrug:

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Buwahahahahaha....good one....we can now get WEED in our beer...bought a 6-pack the other day....popped one open...smelled like I just packed a bowl:

http://www.newbelgium.com/beer/the-hemperor-hpa

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Preds HQ is a buzz this morning. Team sources tell us that the team has agreed to match Antonio Brown's tender from the Roosters making him the highest paid player in the Frenzy. Further whispers have made reference to the team extending their franchise WR on on a multi-year deal.

Despite what we've heard thus far, Antonio Brown is apparently late arriving to One Preds Drive this morning to sign the extension. Has a snag come up?

Get your :popcorn: ready, may be a wild afternoon in Buffalo!

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Reports are swirling that Antonio Brown was spotted at the Buffalo airport late this morning, not a team HQ where he's supposed to be signing a multi-year deal with the club. Antonio's whereabouts are currently unknown amid speculation that a snag has come up in his deal.

We'll be back with more as we hear it.

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[quote=Preds;144738]"Preds HQ is a buzz this morning."

Sounds like some Colorado reporter got in and brought something with him.

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We have confirmed that Antonio Brown was indeed at the Buffalo Airport this morning. We have also learned that he left the area on a private charter at around 9:30 AM.

The destination of the flight is unknown at this time. Our reporters are working hard to find out the planes call sign to see if a destination has been charted.

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We have just learned that the charter flight Antonio Brown departed WNY on this morning returned to the Buffalo airport at 12:34pm. Antonio was not on the return flight according to local officals. His current whereabouts remain unknown.

A team representative offered no comment on this developing story.

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We have now learned that the charter flight Antonio Brown was believed to be on this morning landed in Philadelphia at 10:13 AM. The flight left Philadelphia at 11:42 AM, returning to Buffalo at 12:30 PM.

It is now believed the purpose of the flight was to pickup Shady McCoy who the team has reportedly signed to a RFA tender.

Despite earlier reports, we can no longer confirm if Antonio Brown was on the earlier flight. His whereabouts remain unknown. Team officials have confirmed he is NOT in the building, but offered no comment as to where he may be.

The 8pm press conference is still on at this time according to team officials. Will Antonio be there?

:popcorn:

More as we hear it.

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I think this is about to get good...
:popcorn:

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And entertaining.
:popcorn:

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:goodpost:

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Just 4 hours from this evening's press conference to presumably announce a multiyear contract with franchise WR Antonio Brown, there have still been no sightings of Antonio Brown on the Preds campus.

The team has confirmed that Shady McCoy is present and accounted for, but offered a stiff no comment regarding the whereabouts of Brown.

AB's Mercedes G-Class SUV has not been spotted either at his home or in the parking lots of the Preds stadium. A Ohio caller reportedly spotted Brown's Mercedes on Interstate 77 near Akron, heading south at around 11 this morning, though the source has not yet been verified.

We'll have more as this story continues to develop.

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AB was spotted at the Colorado Springs International airport, and was seen smoking a bowl with the owners of the Bad Dogs, Scorpions and THE Dixie Chickens (Roosters wanted in, but we feared collusion allegations), and to discuss what type of ownership the Preds are. We mentioned cold and ice....we also ate a couple bags of Doritos and Cheetos....His last words as boarding the charter were MILE HIGH BABY!!!

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5:23 PM
BREAKING UPDATE

We're hearing whispers that Antonio Brown was indeed on the charter flight to Philadelphia this morning to pickup his good friend Shady McCoy and bring him back to Preds HQ. We are also hearing AB has actually been in the stadium with Shady and senior team representatives the entire afternoon. We are working on confirming this with our sources.

What a crazy day.

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Fake news.

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Fake news.

Quote:
Originally Posted by Burt the Butcher View Post
AB was spotted at the Colorado Springs International airport, and was seen smoking a bowl with the owners of the Bad Dogs, Scorpions and THE Dixie Chickens (Roosters wanted in, but we feared collusion allegations), and to discuss what type of ownership the Preds are. We mentioned cold and ice....we also ate a couple bags of Doritos and Cheetos....His last words as boarding the charter were MILE HIGH BABY!!!

You could be right!! An unnamed (but highly unreliable) source said they were doing edibles!!

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Maybe so...but I can confirm Doritos and Cheetos were indeed involved!!

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6:03 PM

BREAKING NEWS!

Great news Preds fans... we have a confirmed Antonio Brown sighting!

We just spotted Antonio and Shady getting out of a team vehicle with GM/Coach Mike SantaLucia and heading into the famous Big Tree Inn, just outside the stadium!

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Here we go...

:popcorn2:

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6:40PM
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We reached out to the owners of the Big Tree Inn for comment and they could only confirm that they are closed this evening to the public for a private Predators team function.

A respected source that is currently inside the Big Tree Inn with the team has also sent us an exclusive pic of AB, Shady and GM/Coach Mike sharing wings and beers! Quite the celebration appears to be going on. There are drinks, wings, smiles and laughter, all around.

The Preds have also confirmed that the Press Conference remains on for this evening at 8 PM and that BOTH Antonio and Shady will share the podium with GM/Head Coach Mike SantaLucia. We're hearing RFA TE Jordan Reed may be at the podium as well.

A long stressful day appears to be reaching a very happy conclusion. Wow!

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6:48 PM
SEVERE WEATHER ALERT:
A severe thunderstorm warning has been issued for the Southern Tier of Erie County including the towns of Hamburg, Eden, West Seneca, Orchard Park, the villages of Springville and Fredonia and the city of Dunkirk. Sheltering indoors is advised.

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Despite the severe thunderstorm warning that has been issued for the Southern Tier, the party at the Big Tree Inn appears to be going strong.

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:huh:

:offtopic:

:hijack:

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6:53 PM
A lightning strike has taken out a power transformer on Southwestern and Abbot. Just outside the stadium. The team is currently relying on backup generators for power. Internet and communications are currently down.

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6:58 PM
There is no power here at the stadium. With the lack of power and communications, we are sending these updates the old-school way... with hand-written updates couriered outside the blackout zone so we can keep our listeners and readers in the loop.

Despite the weather, AB, Shady, Jordan and GM/Coach Mike were just spotted leaving the Big Tree Inn for the stadium.

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NYSEG reports they expect the power to be restored to the stadium soon. Communications remain down.

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7:02 PM
The power is back on! Internet and communications remain down.

The press conference is still slated to being at 8 PM. The press room is already filling quickly. AB, Shady and Jordan have been spotted in the back corner of the room, laughing with GM/Coach Mike. Smiles are all around.

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NOT BEFORE THE 8PM PRESS CONFERENCE!!!!! (Come on, man!)

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So much drama!! but the presser will be anticlimactic (we'll already know), however Im sure it will be quite a show. Word is all the Dogs and Ponies will be in attendance (well maybe not mine and Dale's).

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Mics are on the podium. The team has moved up the press conference to 7:30 PM. All the major players are present already.

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Communications and internet have been restored to the stadium.

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Lots of backslapping and hi-fives are going around the Preds organization in the back corner of the press room. AB and Shady are bro-hugging.

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Is this for real?... Am I dreaming?

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7:27 PM
Several team officials just approached GM/Coach Mike. After a flurry of discussion, he stormed out of the room. AB has a flabbergasted look on his face, Jordan Reed is apparently consoling him? Shady appears confused, hell, we're all confused. WTH is going on?

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The team has postponed this evening's Press Conference and issued the following statement:

TEAM STATEMENT
We are disheartened to announce that due to this evening's power and communication's outage the Predators were unable to officially communicate the team's signed, 3 year contract extension with star WR Antonio Brown in a timely manner to the league. It was believed that the contract had been properly communicated to the league at 6:52 PM this evening via both fax and email. However, the league has no receipt of either the fax or email. When communications were restored a few minutes ago, the team received failure to send notices from both their email server and fax. As per league rules, the league has informed us that Antonio has been awarded to the Roosters for the teams failure to match within 72 hours and that the decision cannot be appealed despite the evidence of the attempted notification. Antonio, GM/Coach Mike, and the entire Predators organization are shocked and extremely saddened by this unexpected development.

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Wow! Wow! Wow!... Reports just in with the headlines reading:

"The fax mishap that cost the Preds Antonio Brown, and its impact on Frenzy 2018-2019 and beyond."

I thought all organizations would have learned from the Broncos losing Elvis Dumervil to the Ravens that relying on "fax technology", especially during severe storms is not the best way for billion-cyber buck organizations to consummate multi-million cyber buck deals in 2018. Due to not getting the paperwork in on time, 7:26pm deadline, the Roosters welcome Mr. Antonio Brown to their organization. He does appear to be a little confused about the whole situation, but did say a change of scenery might do him some good.

Further comments and questions will be fielded once Antonio arrives at the Roosters headquarters.

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Associated Press Report out of Card HQ - Chicago, IL...

Red Bird management knew there was gonna be "Something Hinky" coming out of NY today...the advance notice about a 8:00pm announcement was well outside of the norm for a signing of this magnitude. HC Chuck Couch was heard days ago talking about a Denver Bronco debacle type of situation about to go down again...Coach Couch knew that Pred management were well aware of the 7:26 deadline and this was gonna blowup at some point. Card OTA's went about as normal because we knew there was no new news here (hence the late reporting)...Through all the successes of last season Chi-Town had no division title or Frenzy title to fall back on - so it is all on ownership and GM to field a team capable of competing at a higher level....HC Couch will spend June in TX and July in CO to workout rookies and potential UFAs to fill in gaps on his squad...Best of luck to those players moving on to new teams and those fortunate enough to stay with their current squads...

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Y’all need to up your reporting game. The Preds set the standard with AB last year!

I do give props to the Cards and Zombie Pirates who are telling narratives. So much more fun.

AB faxgate was likely a good thing for the Preds in the long run, but we certainly took some lumps with our worst season in Frenzy history and McCoy being a humongous bust. Maybe serving as RB3 will be better for him in the coming season as he heads into his waning years.

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Burt getting in there some now...2 huge decisions looming for him after already letting Cooks walk...

Was a good re-read though for sure...

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Agreed, Burt is stepping up his reporting game as well. #props