Brian Banks (American football)
Banks in 2018 | |
| No. 53, 55 | |
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| Position: | Linebacker |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | July 24, 1985 Long Beach, California, U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Weight: | 249 lb (113 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Long Beach Polytechnic |
| College: | Long Beach City College |
| NFL draft: | 2007: undrafted |
| Career history | |
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
Brian Keith Banks (born July 24, 1985) is an American former professional football player. He signed with the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL) on April 3, 2013. Banks signed as an undrafted free agent with the Las Vegas Locomotives of the United Football League (UFL) in 2012.
Banks was a standout high school football star at Polytechnic High School (Poly) in Long Beach, California. In 2002, his Junior year, Banks verbally committed to USC. After being falsely accused of rape by classmate Wanetta Gibson, he spent close to six years imprisoned and five years on parole. In 2012, his conviction was overturned when his accuser confessed that she had fabricated the entire story. Following his exoneration, Banks sought to resume his football career, playing for the now-defunct UFL, attending mini-camps for several NFL teams, and later signing with the Atlanta Falcons.