Falcons' Dimitroff: Brian Banks is not a charity case, he can compete

Falcons' Dimitroff: Brian Banks is not a charity case, he can compete

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

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

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?

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

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