Banks was a standout linebacker at Long Beach Polytechnic High School (Poly) in California, playing alongside future NFL talents like DeSean Jackson and Marcedes Lewis.
In 2011, accuser Wanetta Gibson admitted to a private investigator that she fabricated the accusations, leading the California Innocence Project to help overturn Banks' conviction on May 24, 2012. Brian Banks
After exoneration, Banks pursued his NFL dream, signing with the Atlanta Falcons in 2013 following tryouts with the Seattle Seahawks. He made his preseason debut that year. Banks was a standout linebacker at Long Beach
In the summer of 2002, at age 16, Banks was accused of kidnapping and rape by a classmate, Wanetta Gibson. He made his preseason debut that year
In 2002, during his junior year, he verbally committed to playing college football for the University of Southern California (USC). False Accusation and Imprisonment
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