Far out there but could this work?

The league most likely is not letting AB play. Could the Saints put some money on the down low through untraceable channels to get AB a fake ID and the other legal papers he would need to come in as someone else? He would obviously have to try to change his appearance as much as possible but if we could take him in as a guy off the street how awesome would that be? He would obviously have to keep his mouth shut for this to work which is a slim chance.