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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 with the Atlanta Falcons in 2013 following tryouts with the Seattle Seahawks. He made his preseason debut that year.

Banks is now a noted speaker for the wrongfully convicted, and his life story was adapted into the 2019 film Brian Banks . Brian Banks

In the summer of 2002, at age 16, Banks was accused of kidnapping and rape by a classmate, Wanetta Gibson.

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. Banks was a standout linebacker at Long Beach

A 2013 judgment ordered Gibson to pay $2.6 million to the Long Beach Unified School District for fraud. NFL Journey and Legacy

In 2002, during his junior year, he verbally committed to playing college football for the University of Southern California (USC). False Accusation and Imprisonment Banks is now a noted speaker for the

Facing a potential 41-year-to-life sentence and receiving poor legal advice, Banks pleaded no contest to a reduced charge to avoid trial. He was sentenced to six years in prison, followed by five years of parole and mandatory registration as a sex offender.