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Brian Banks runs Falcons' defense at rookie minicampNFL NewsA former high school star who essentially lost 10 years of his life over a crime he didn't commit, Banks is getting his shot at an NFL career with the Atlanta Falcons. Playing in a rookie minicamp with players who mostly are six years younger than him [...]

Brian Banks runs defense at Falcons' rookie minicampNFL NewsBrian Banks is 27 years old. It's not a normal age for an NFL rookie, but normal isn't really in the equation when talking about Banks' life and football career. A former high school star who essentially lost 10 years of his life over a crime he [...]

NBCSports.com Brian Banks believes he can become an NFL starterNBCSports.comIt was his faith in his innocence and that the truth would eventually come out that allowed Brian Banks to get through 10 years of jail and house arrest for a crime he didn't commit. That faith also has Banks confident in his football abilities and [...]

Brian Banks: I'll eventually become an NFL starterNFL NewsFalcons general manager Thomas Dimitroff insists signing Banks wasn't an act of charity or some publicity stunt. Banks lost 10 years of his football career over a crime he didn't commit, but the Falcons believe he can contribute. Banks is a longshot …and more » NFL – Google [...]

MSNBC Brian Banks will play in the NFL, his attorney saysLos Angeles TimesFor weeks, Banks had known that signing a contract to play with the NFL's Atlanta Falcons was a possibility. But he had tried out with several NFL teams the season before and did not come away with a contract. “You're holding your breath,” [...]

NFL News Banks cashes in chance at NFLFOXSports.comAt age 26, Banks then began to pursue the NFL career he once thought was no longer tenable. He had 2012 tryouts with Seattle, Atlanta, Kansas City and Seattle but wasn't signed, leading to a stint for the Las Vegas Locomotives of the United Football …Brian Banks signs [...]

NFL News Brian Banks nearly gave up on pursuing his NFL dreamNFL NewsHe had verbally committed to USC as junior at Long Beach Poly in 2002 before he pleaded no contest to a charge of rape and kidnap. Banks then spent the next five years and two months in prison. He risked a 41-year sentence [...]

NFL News Brian Banks nearly gave up on pursuing his NFL dreamNFL NewsHe had verbally committed to USC as junior at Long Beach Poly in 2002 before he pleaded no contest to a charge of rape and kidnap. Banks then spent the next five years and two months in prison. He risked a 41-year sentence [...]

FOXSports.com Falcons might be right fit for Brian BanksESPN (blog)Despite Banks' age, there's no need for the Falcons to rush him. If Smith and his staff think Banks shows enough in training camp to play in the NFL, they can groom him slowly as a reserve behind middle linebacker Akeem Dent or on the practice [...]

NFL News Brian Banks signs contract with Atlanta FalconsNFL NewsThe story of Brian Banks' attempted return to football was one of the more fascinating subplots of the 2012 offseason. Exonerated after being wrongly imprisoned for five years, Banks wound up making a whirlwind tour that included visits with the …Brian Banks signs with Falcons, gets [...]