Former NFL player Antonio Brown will return to Miami from a New Jersey jail after deciding not to contest his extradition to Florida on an attempted murder charge , officials said Friday.

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Brown, 37, was brought to the jail in Essex County, New Jersey, after his arrest by U.S. Marshals in Dubai. He waived extradition at a brief court hearing Friday.

"Brown is back at the Essex County Jail in Newark where he is awaiting pick up by Florida authorities," said Carmen Martin, spokeswoman for the Essex County Prosecutor's Office.

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