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FOXBOROUGH, MASSACHUSETTS - OCTOBER 13: Keshawn Banks #51 of the New England Patriots looks on during the game against the Houston Texans at Gillette Stadium on October 13, 2024 in Foxborough, Massachusetts. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)
The Atlanta Falcons received two pieces of signing news on Wednesday afternoon.
NFL Insider Mike Garafolo reported the news that the Falcons are signing Keshawn Banks from the UFL.
Garafolo wrote (via X):
“The #Falcons are signing edge Keshawn Banks, the latest UFL player to land with an NFL team. Banks, an undrafted free agent with the #Packers in 2023 who played three games for the #Patriots in ’24, had five sacks and a league-high 11 TFLs this season for the @UFLStorm”
Mike Garafolo
The #Falcons are signing edge Keshawn Banks, the latest UFL player to land with an NFL team. Banks, an undrafted free agent with the #Packers in 2023 who played three games for the #Patriots in ’24, had five sacks and a league-high 11 TFLs this season for the @UFLStorm.
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Falcons Sign Keshawn Banks — UFL Player
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GettyFOXBOROUGH, MASSACHUSETTS – OCTOBER 13: Keshawn Banks #51 of the New England Patriots looks on during the game against the Houston Texans at Gillette Stadium on October 13, 2024 in Foxborough, Massachusetts. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)
As Garafolo outlines, Keshawn Banks was an edge player this season in the UFL.
He has limited NFL experience, but he appeared in a handful of games with the New England Patriots a couple of seasons ago.
He played collegiate football at San Diego St., and is a New Mexico native.