Antonio Banks (American football)

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Antonio Banks
New Jersey Generals
Position:Secondary coach
Personal information
Born: (1973-03-12) March 12, 1973 (age 51)
Ivor, Virginia
Height:5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight:204 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school: Warwick
(Newport News, Virginia)
College: Virginia Tech
NFL draft: 1997  / Round: 4 / Pick: 113
Career history
As a player:
As a coach:
Career NFL statistics
Games played:24
Tackles:18
Fumble recoveries:1

Antonio Dontral Banks (born March 12, 1973) is an American football coach and former cornerback who is the current secondary coach for the New Jersey Generals of the United States Football League (USFL). He played college football at Virginia Tech before playing in the National Football League (NFL) with the Minnesota Vikings.

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Playing career

Banks played college football at Virginia Tech where he was a letterman for all four years between 1993 and 1996 and was MVP of the 1993 Independence Bowl. He was drafted in the fourth round of the 1997 NFL Draft with the 113th overall pick by the Minnesota Vikings where he played for four seasons. [1] Banks also had several stints with multiple teams in NFL Europe and the Canadian Football League in his professional career. [2]

Coaching career

In 2006, Banks was the head coach of the Alphen aan den Rijn, Netherlands based Alphen Eagles of the European Football League. Later, he was hired as head coach of the Cairo Bears of the Egyptian Federation of American football in 2016. [3] He joined IMG Academy in 2017 as the Defensive Back coach for their high school football program. [4]

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References

  1. "1997 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-03-30.
  2. "Antonio Banks Career Stats". Just Sports Stats. Retrieved September 8, 2017.
  3. "Antonio Banks American Football Coach Profile". Europlayers. Retrieved September 7, 2017.
  4. "Antonio Banks Coach Profile". IMG Academy. Archived from the original on September 7, 2017. Retrieved September 7, 2017.