Place of birth: Ivor, Virginia Role American football player Weight: 204 lb (93 kg) Height 1.78 m | College: Virginia Tech Education Virginia Tech Name Antonio Banks Positions Cornerback | |
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Date of birth: (1973-03-12) March 12, 1973 (age 42) High school: Newport News (VA) Warwick NFL draft: 1997 / Round: 4 / Pick: 113 | ||
Antonio Dontral Banks (born March 12, 1973 in Ivor, Virginia) is an American football coach and former cornerback in the National Football League for the Minnesota Vikings. Banks is currently the Defensive Back coach for IMG Academy.
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Playing career
Banks played college football at Virginia Tech where he was a letterman for all four years between 1993-1997 and was MVP of the 1993 Independence Bowl. He was drafted in the fourth round of the 1997 NFL Draft 113th overall by the Minnesota Vikings where he played for four seasons. Banks also had several stints with multiple teams in NFL Europe and the Canadian Football League in his professional career.
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. He joined IMG Academy in 2017 as the Defensive Back coach for their high school football program.