What is Brian Banks (American football)?
{{Infobox NFL player |name=Brian Banks |image=Brian Banks 1.jpg |caption= |birth_date={{birth date and age|1985|7|24}} |birth_place=[[Los Angeles County, California]], United States |death_date= |death_place= |height_ft=6 |height_in=3 |weight_lbs=250 |high_school=[[Long Beach Polytechnic High School|Long Beach Polytechnic]]<br>([[Long Beach, California]]) |college= None |undraftedyear=2007 <!-- four years from HS graduation --> |pastteams= * [[Las Vegas Locomotives]] ({{UFL Year|2012}}) * [[Atlanta Falcons]] ({{NFL Year|2013}})* |number=53 |position=[[Linebacker]] |pastteamsnote=yes |nflnew=brianbanks/2541108 }} '''Brian Banks''' (born July 24, 1985) is a former [[American football]] player. He is best known for having a woman say that he [[rape|raped]] her but she had was not really raped. He was in [[prison]] for 5 years. He had [[sex|consensual sex]] with the person who lied about being raped, Wanetta Gibson, and she later told Brian on [[Facebook]] that she lied about being raped because she didn't want her [[mother]] to know they had sex. == Career == He attended Long Beach Polytechnic High School and played football there, but he was [[:wikt:expelled|expelled]] after Gibson lied about being raped. He signed with the [[Las Vegas Locomotives]] of the [[United Football League]] on September 20, 2012. He made one tackle, and played 2 games, before the UFL suspended their season. On April 3, 2013, he signed with the [[Atlanta Falcons]], and he was in their offseason workouts, OTA's and their training camp. His first game was a [[preseason]] game against the [[Cincinnati Bengals]] where he made 2 tackles. was released on August 30, 2013. Finally fulfilling his life long dream of joining the NFL. {{DEFAULTSORT:Banks, Brian}} [[Category:1985 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:African-American players of American football]] [[Category:American football linebackers]] [[Category:Atlanta Falcons players]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Long Beach, California]] {{US-sports-bio-stub}}