CARD: Playoff Contenders 2000 European Ticket
ACQUIRED: Future Considerations, 2020
CAREER SNAPSHOT:
- Antonio Banks played CB at Virginia Tech from 1993-’95.
- A ballhawk, Banks posted 14 picks for 312 yards over his time playing for the Hokies, including 9 picks for 171 yards in 1996.
- 4th round pick of the Minnesota Vikings in 1997.
- Saw action in 24 contests over 3 seasons (’98-’00) primarily at S.
- Played in the CFL in 1998 for the Blue Bombers.
- Took two stints in the NFLE playing for the Admirals (’98), Galaxy (’00), and then back to the Admirals (’00-’01).
- Had probably a CB NFLE single season, if not career positional record 5.5 sacks for Amsterdam in 2000.
- Played in the CFL for the Alouettes (’02) and Blue Bombers (’03).
- Has pursued coaching since retirement, taking his skills all over the world as an ambassador of the sport and back to America.
- Coached for the Alphen Eagles (Netherlands, ’06), and then in Cairo (!!!) for the Bears (2016-’17), then back to the states working for IMG, and also as a Secondary Coach for the Generals of the USFL (2022-’23).
NOTES:
Antonio has really parlayed his NFL career into a literally well travelled coaching career. I mean Cairo- talking football? I know it was a big culture shock but still. That’s pretty impressive.
| TAC | SAC | FUM | INT | YDS | AVG | TD | LG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -.- | 0 | -.- |
| TAC | SAC | FUM | INT | YDS | AVG | TD | LG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N/a | 9.5 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 0 | 23 |
| TAC | SAC | FUM | INT | YDS | AVG | TD | LG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N/a | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |