Salamanca native and Silver Creek High School graduate Frank Brown signed a one-year contract with the Buffalo Bandits in the National Lacrosse League on Thursday. File Photo

BUFFALO — The Buffalo Bandits announced on Thursday that the team has signed transition player Frank Brown to a one-year contract, pending league approval.

A five-year NLL veteran, Brown (6-foot, 4-inches, 220 pounds) enters his fourth season with the Bandits. He was acquired by Buffalo via trade in February 2020. In his NLL career, Brown has totaled 23 points (9+14) and 87 loose-ball recoveries in 33 games. During the 2018-19 season with the Philadelphia Wings, Brown set career highs in games played (14), goals (6), points (12) and loose balls (36).

Brown, a Silver Creek Central School graduate, posted a goal and 10 loose-ball recoveries for the Bandits in four games in 2022. During the 2022 playoffs, Brown added two points (1+1) and 32 loose-ball recoveries in six games for the Bandits.

Hailing from Salamanca, Brown also won a silver medal with the Iroquois Nationals at the 2019 World Indoor Lacrosse Championship.