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.
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
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. After exoneration, Banks pursued his NFL dream, signing
In the summer of 2002, at age 16, Banks was accused of kidnapping and rape by a classmate, Wanetta Gibson. Banks was a standout linebacker at Long Beach
In 2002, during his junior year, he verbally committed to playing college football for the University of Southern California (USC). False Accusation and Imprisonment
Brian Banks (born July 24, 1985) is an American former professional football player who is best known for overcoming a wrongful conviction, a decade-long legal battle, and the pursuit of his NFL dreams, becoming a prominent advocate for the wrongly convicted.