Exonerated Football Player Brian Banks Signed by Atlanta Falcons

Exonerated Football Player Brian Banks Signed by Atlanta Falcons

Brian 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 and

Linebacker Brian Banks signs his contract today with the Atlanta Falcons (photo via Jay Adams of AtlantaFalcons.com). Linebacker Brian Banks, who was given a tryout with the Seahawks last year, is getting another chance to

FILE â€" This May 24, 2012 file photo shows Brian Banks weeping after his rape conviction was dismissed in court, in Long Beach, Calif. Banks has signed with the Atlanta Falcons after the former Southern Cal recruit's football

For five, long years, Brian Banks sat in a jail cell for a crime he didn't commit. This week, a free and exonerated man, he signed an NFL contract with the Atlanta Falcons. This is his story. The

With all the negative stories happening in the sports world right now, this is a positive one.