Brian Banks Work Out

calipurple · Joined: 16 Feb 2011 Posts: 230

"There's a "good chance" the Vikings will work out free-agent LB Brian Banks on Friday, Frazier said. Banks, 26, was exonerated last month of a rape conviction for which he served five years in prison and another five years on monitored parole. He is participating in the Seattle Seahawks' minicamp on a tryout basis this week."

http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Notebook_Harrison_Smith_gets_into_mix_with_Vikings_starting_defense061212

I for one am all for this guy getting a shot.
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NorthCountryEvo · Joined: 26 Jan 2012 Posts: 344 Location: Maple Grove, MN

Saw this as well. I feel he might end up getting his shot with Seattle, where he was recently going through a tryout, simply because Pete Carroll had originally recruited him to USC before he was falsely imprisoned.

I honestly do not know a ton about him. I would be absolutely fine with giving him a shot through training camp, but he has been out of football for a very long time, and while he was a top recruit coming out of high school, that doesn't always transition to college level football, let alone the pro's.
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skywindO2 · Joined: 06 Jul 2006 Posts: 11267 Location: Minneapolis, MN

He already signed with Seattle.

http://www.footballsfuture.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=493044

vike daddy · Joined: 12 Mar 2005 Posts: 66566

vikingsrule · Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2012 8:58 pm Post subject:

I dont see much practical use in bringing him in. Its a nice feel good story, but at the end of the day, he really wont add anything to any team and is likely a few years away from contributing. The difference between high school football and college is huge. the difference between college football and the pros is even bigger. to skip college completely puts him at a huge disadvantage. though didnt Antonio Gates not even play college football? I guess there are cases of a player not playing college ball and still making it in hte NFL. Banks to Seattle makes a lot of sense since Carrol originally recruiting him to USC, but id pass.

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Eastern Walrus · Joined: 25 Oct 2010 Posts: 3026 Location: on safari

It sounds like someone we would sign
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SteelKing728 · Joined: 23 Aug 2008 Posts: 10849 Location: Pittsburgh

So, no one even cared to investigate the matter, so Brian Banks sat in jail to rot 5 years before that liar even came out? LOL I feel for him.

I'd give him a shot. Its not like we have anything set at MLB anyways.
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SteelKing728 · Joined: 23 Aug 2008 Posts: 10849 Location: Pittsburgh

According to the link, we changed our team name to the Lions:

• Brandon Fusco continued to work at right guard with the first-string offense. Geoff Schwartz worked with the twos. Stephen Burton again received the lion's share of first-team reps at flanker in Harvin's absence.

Laughing

(or perhaps it was meant in a different sense of the word. A "lion's share" could mean he spent a large amount of time, but I've never heard of anyone ever using those words in this kind of context...weirdo)
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Klomp · Posted: Wed Jun 13, 2012 2:46 pm Post subject:

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