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Exonerated Banks signs with the Falcons
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Brian Banks weeps after his rape conviction was dismissed in court, in Long Beach, Calif., in this May 24, 2012 file photo. Banks has signed with the Atlanta Falcons after the former Southern Cal recruit's football dream was derailed when he was convicted of rape and kidnapping charges a decade ago. - photo by Associated Press
ATLANTA — Brian Banks said signing with the Atlanta Falcons is his second-biggest accomplishment. The biggest was Banks' exoneration of rape charges one year ago. Banks, 27, signed with the Falcons on Wednesday, giving him an opportunity he said he did not believe would be possible when he spent five years in prison and five years on probation following his conviction of rape and kidnapping charges a decade ago.