Brian Banks: New York Giants Should Give This Former High School Star a Tryout

May 27, 2012   ·   Louis Musto   ·   Jump to comments

His name is Brian Banks. To most New York Giants and NFL fans, that means absolutely nothing.
But once upon a time, Banks was a top-ranked linebacker recruit at Long Beach Polytechnic High School awarded a scholarship to play football for Pete Carroll at USC. Today, he is a wrongfully imprisoned 26-year-old finally exonerated from a rape charge that sidetracked his life for over a decade.
Banks pleaded no contest in 2003 at the age of 16 as part of a deal to lessen his sentence from a maximum of 41 years in prison to six, though he continued to maintain his innocence.
Banks’ accuser Wanetta Gibson previously told him of her desire to clear his name after friending him on Facebook, but refused to repeat her statements to prosecutors when she became worried of having to repay $1.5 million from a civil lawsuit brought against the Long Beach Unified School District by her mother.
The case was dismissed based on documents filed by Banks’ attorneys, including ...

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