Exonerated Football Player Brian Banks Signed by Atlanta Falcons

ATLANA, Ga. (KTLA) -- Brian Banks, the one-time high school football star who served time after being falsely accused of rape, has signed with the Atlanta Falcons.Highly touted football prospect Brian Banks raped a young woman in a high school stairwell back in 2002 — or so the story went. He took a plea deal on charges of rape and kidnapping, went to prison for five years, got out, and spent five more years onBrian Banks spent five years in prison for a crime he didn't commit, until being exonerated in 2012 with help from the Innocence Project. After tryouts with the Seattle Seahawks and five other NFL teams, this week he signed with the Atlanta Falcons andAt 17, Brian Banks had what high school juniors dream of. Ranked 11th nationwide as middle linebacker, the Californian had committed to play football at the University of Southern California after a series of offers from other

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