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Carl Banks      

Former NFL Linebacker; Radio Personality on Sirius NFL Radio, WFAN

Carl Banks is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League from 1984 to 1995 for the New York Giants, the Washington Redskins and the Cleveland Browns.

He made the Pro Bowl in 1987, had 39.5 career quarterback sacks and was a member of the NFL's 1980's All-Decade Team. He played college football at Michigan State University and was the third overall pick in the 1984 NFL Draft. He was a member of the Giants teams that won Super Bowls XXI and XXV as well as a key part of the Big Blue Wrecking Crew. Banks was a standout in their Super Bowl XXI victory in which he recorded 14 total tackles, including ten solo tackles. In 1993, Banks entered a three-year contract to play for the Washington Redskins. He was released from the Redskins after the 1993 season and spent his final two years with the Cleveland Browns before retiring after the 1995 season.

After retiring from the NFL, Banks was a part-owner of the Arena Football League's New Jersey Red Dogs, along with ex-Giants Joe Morris and Harry Carson. He was Director of Player Development for the New York Jets in 1997. Currently, Banks can be heard as one of the voices of Sirius NFL Radio and WFAN. Starting in 2007, he became an analyst for the radio broadcasts of the New York Giants.

Banks has become a successful businessman and is now president of his own clothing line, G-III Sports by Carl Banks.

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Former New York Giants Linebacker Carl Banks Proves There Is Life After the NFL
Last year I read an ESPN article on the difficulties many former NFL players have had in their post-football lives. Sadly, this was followed by a number of high-profile tragedies involving both past and current athletes.
Former New York Giants Linebacker Carl Banks Proves There Is Life ...
However, one past player who proves there can be life after professional football is Carl Banks. The former linebacker spent 12 years in the NFL and was a partĀ ...
Carl Banks rips NY Giants for lacking toughness, playing without ...
Carl Banks saw what every other Giants fan saw on Sunday: A team in disarray. ' They don't like each other, they're not willing to fight for each other,' Banks toldĀ ...

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