Brian Banks wore a prison uniform for more than five years, serving time for a rape he didn't commit. Now he'll be wearing an Atlanta Falcons jersey. 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 [...]

A former star high school linebacker falsely accused of rape and kidnapping got his freedom and now gets hit shot with an NFL team. The Atlanta Falcons have signed Brian Banks to a contract. Once falsely accused and locked up, Brian Banks is now getting a shot he deserved long ago, with the Falcons. We've [...]

The woman recanted her claim and offered to help Banks clear his name. That helped lead to the conviction being overturned by a California court and Banks' record cleared. Once falsely accused and locked up, Brian Banks is now getting a shot he deserved long ago, with the Falcons. Brian Banks spent five years in [...]

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 Early Years. Banks grew up in California and developed a For five, long years, Brian Banks sat [...]

Brian Banks wore the uniform of a prison inmate for more than five years, serving time for a rape he didn't commit. This week, he learned he'll be wearing an Atlanta Falcons jersey. “In our gym there's nobody more inspiring than Brian Banks,” Glazer told FOXSports.com. “All the guys we have look up to him [...]

Brian Banks, the former Long Beach Polytechnic High School football standout who spent years in prison before his rape conviction was overturned, signs a contract with the Atlanta Falcons. (Atlanta Falcons / April 3, 2013) The Brian Banks story is moving closer towards a Hollywood-style ending as Jay Glazer of FOXSports.com reports the exonerated linebacker [...]

Atlanta (CNN) — Brian Banks wore the uniform of a prison inmate for more than five years, serving time for a rape he didn't commit. This week, he learned he'll be wearing an Atlanta Falcons jersey. Ten months after a California judge tossed out his A former star high school linebacker falsely accused of rape [...]

Atlanta (CNN) — Brian Banks wore the uniform of a prison inmate for more than five years, serving time for a rape he didn't commit. This week, he learned he'll be wearing an Atlanta Falcons jersey. Ten months after a California judge tossed out his Once falsely accused and locked up, Brian Banks is now [...]

The Falcons signed linebacker Brian Banks, 27, a former football star who was exonerated on rape charges last May, today. “We are pleased to have Brian join our team,” said general manager Thomas Dimitroff. “We had a chance to work him out last year The story of Brian Banks' attempted return to football was one [...]