Did the Falcons sign Brian Banks because they legitimately believe he has a chance to make the team? Or did they sign him because they want to do something nice for a guy whose football career was stolen from him when he was falsely accused of rape?
Brian Banks (pictured), the high school football prodigy whose career was derailed by false rape accusations, has finally succeeded in achieving his NFL dreams: the Atlanta Falcons have signed him to a contract. RELATED:
Brian Banks spent five years in prison for a crime he didn't commit, until he was 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
FILE รข€" 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
We've told you the story of Brian Banks. He served five years in prison and then five years of probation for a rape conviction that was thrown out in May 2012. As Mark wrote at the time, Banks endured the "shame of being a registered sex offender" and
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