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Don Banks covers the NFL beat for SI.com. Prior to joining the Web site in March 2000, he spent a decade as an award-winning newspaper journalist in Florida and Minnesota. Banks covered the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for the St. Petersburg (Fla.) Times from 1990-96, and the Minnesota Vikings for the Minneapolis Star Tribune (1996-99) and the St. Paul Pioneer Press (1999-2000).
Born in Coatesville, Pa., and raised in St. Petersburg, Banks earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in journalism from the University of South Florida in 1984.
Among the awards Banks has won are two Associated Press Sports Editors awards for excellence in sports journalism, and several state-level awards in both Florida and Minnesota.
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Don Banks: Forgotten factor in Favre fiasco; more Snaps (07/01/2009)
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Don Banks: What gives with NFL's diva position? (06/19/2009)
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Don Banks: Millen tries to remake image after Lion debacle (06/17/2009)
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Don Banks: Adieu to Sir Rodney, plus more Snap Judgments (06/04/2009)
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Don Banks: NFL team of the decade for the 2000s (06/01/2009)
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Don Banks: Six new playoff teams in, six old ones out (05/07/2009)
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Don Banks: Fed up and fatigued (again) by Favre (05/06/2009)
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Don Banks: Second-year players who need to deliver (05/05/2009)
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Don Banks: New NFL coordinators in the spotlight (04/30/2009)
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Don Banks: The impact rookies for 2009 season (04/28/2009)
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Don Banks: Jets look like they're going for it all in 2009 (04/26/2009)
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Don Banks: Time will prove that USC's Sanchez was top QB of the 2009 draft class (04/25/2009)
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Don Banks: Lions should protect Stafford and plan for future (04/25/2009)
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Don Banks: 2009 NFL Mock Draft 7.0, Picks 21-32 (04/23/2009)
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Don Banks: 2009 NFL Mock Draft 7.0, Picks 11-20 (04/23/2009)
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Don Banks: 2009 NFL Mock Draft 7.0, Picks 1-10 (04/23/2009)
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Don Banks: LSU's Jackson shooting up draft boards (04/22/2009)
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Don Banks: Pat White is draft's most intriguing prospect (04/21/2009)
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Don Banks: 2009 NFL Mock Draft, Picks 21-32 (04/17/2009)
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Don Banks: 2009 NFL Mock Draft 6.0, Picks 11-20 (04/17/2009)
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Don Banks: 2009 NFL Mock Draft 6.0, Picks 1-10 (04/17/2009)
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Don Banks: NFL thinks Dolphins ready for prime time (04/14/2009)
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Don Banks: Drafting QB doesn't guarantee future (04/14/2009)
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Don Banks: 2009 NFL Mock Draft, Picks 21-32 (04/09/2009)
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Don Banks: 2009 NFL Mock Draft 5.0, Picks 11-20 (04/09/2009)
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Don Banks: 2009 NFL Mock Draft 5.0, Picks 1-10 (04/09/2009)
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Don Banks: Wes Welker watch list (04/07/2009)
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Don Banks: Giants latest team to say enough is enough (04/03/2009)
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Don Banks: Snap Judgments on Jay Cutler trade (04/02/2009)
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Don Banks: 2009 NFL Mock Draft 4.0, Picks 21-32 (04/02/2009)
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Don Banks: 2009 NFL Mock Draft 4.0, Picks 11-20 (04/02/2009)
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Don Banks: 2009 NFL Mock Draft 4.0, Picks 1-10 (04/02/2009)
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Don Banks: Motivation meter for Cutler's potential suitors (04/01/2009)
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Don Banks: Getting to know NFL's nine rookie head coaches (03/31/2009)
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Don Banks: Cowboys' Phillips reminds why he was gagged (03/25/2009)
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Don Banks: McDaniels sets Cutler record straight (03/24/2009)
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Don Banks: Major changes in the offing for '10 and '11 seasons (03/23/2009)
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Don Banks: Stafford aces inflated scrutiny of pro day, Stallworth adds name to dubious list, more (03/20/2009)
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Don Banks: Why it's all Cutler, all the time (03/18/2009)
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Don Banks: Cutler's agent has history of cooking up trouble (03/17/2009)
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Don Banks: Solidarity lacking as union prepares to elect leader (03/13/2009)
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Don Banks: NFL Mock Draft 2009, Version 3.0, Picks 21-32 (03/12/2009)
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Don Banks: NFL Mock Draft 2009, Version 3.0, Picks 11-20 (03/12/2009)
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Don Banks: NFL Mock Draft 2009, Version 3.0, Picks 1-10 (03/12/2009)
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Don Banks: Bills' Schonert excited about T.O. signing (03/10/2009)
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Don Banks: Can T.O. halt Bills' playoff futility? (03/10/2009)
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Don Banks: Cutting T.O. won't solve all of Cowboys problems (03/05/2009)
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Don Banks: Patriots could have asked for more (02/28/2009)
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Redskins' free-agent deals raise troubling questions from past (02/27/2009)
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Don Banks: NFC game plans for free agency (02/26/2009)
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Don Banks: Upshaw had proof Vincent released agents' confidential info (02/25/2009)
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Don Banks: 2009 NFL Mock Draft, Version 2.0, Picks 21-32 (02/25/2009)
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Don Banks: NFL Mock Draft 2009, Version 2.0, Picks 11-20 (02/25/2009)
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Don Banks: NFL Mock Draft 2009, Version 2.0, Picks 1-10 (02/25/2009)
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Don Banks: Snap Judgments: QBs at combine (02/22/2009)
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Don Banks: NFL teams panning for gold in spread offenses (02/21/2009)
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Stafford, Sanchez finding prior draft shoes awfully big to fill (02/20/2009)
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Don Banks: Lions eye tackles, not QBs, with first pick (02/19/2009)
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Don Banks: Released McAllister understands the biz better than anyone (02/18/2009)
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Don Banks: Cowboys split over Owens' future in Dallas (02/13/2009)
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Don Banks: Favre's final year could undermine his legacy (02/11/2009)
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Don Banks: Snap Judgments on NFL hiring season (02/10/2009)
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Don Banks: Breaking down 11 new NFL coaches (02/10/2009)
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Don Banks: A dozen burning NFL offseason questions (02/06/2009)
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Don Banks: What lies ahead for Steelers, Cardinals in 2009 (02/02/2009)
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Don Banks: Steelers get sixth ring in workman-like fashion (02/02/2009)
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Don Banks: Super Bowl XLIII Snap Judgments (02/01/2009)
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Don Banks: Saints coach Payton breaks down Super Bowl (01/30/2009)
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Don Banks: Five reasons why Steelers will win (01/30/2009)
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Don Banks: Fitzgerald was linebacker for becoming WR (01/29/2009)
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Don Banks: Steelers focused on finishing, not legacy (01/28/2009)
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Don Banks: Super Bowl XLIII Media Day Snap Judgments (01/27/2009)
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Don Banks: What Cards, Steelers have in common (01/23/2009)
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Don Banks: NFL Mock Draft 2009, Picks 21-32 (01/22/2009)
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Don Banks: NFL Mock Draft 1.0, Picks 11-20 (01/22/2009)
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Don Banks: NFL Mock Draft 2009, Picks 1-10 (01/22/2009)
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Don Banks: The demise of the Patriots is greatly exaggerated (01/20/2009)
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Don Banks: Snap Judgments: Championship Sunday (01/18/2009)
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Don Banks: NFL Coach of the Year breaks down games (01/16/2009)
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Don Banks: Five statistical nuggets about the NFL's final four (01/15/2009)
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Don Banks: Five subplots for Eagles-Cardinals (01/14/2009)
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Don Banks: Giants' Spagnuolo may be odd man out (01/13/2009)
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Don Banks: Steeler Ball returns to Pittsburgh (01/11/2009)
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Don Banks: Snap judgments: Divisional round (01/11/2009)
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Don Banks: Non-playoff players, coaches evaluate teams (01/09/2009)
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Don Banks: SI.com's 2008 NFL All-Disappointment Team (01/07/2009)
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Don Banks: All-too-familiar opponent awaits confident Eagles (01/04/2009)
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Don Banks: Snap Judgments: wild card weekend (01/04/2009)
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Don Banks: A dozen Super Bowl matchups to root for (01/02/2009)
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Don Banks: NFL Playoff Power Rankings (12/31/2008)
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Don Banks: What to watch for in the NFL in 2009 (12/31/2008)
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Don Banks: Why Pioli-to-Browns will happen (12/30/2008)
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Don Banks: Jets left to second guess moves on Black Monday (12/29/2008)
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Don Banks: Tom Brady's injury changed the course of the season (12/29/2008)
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Don Banks: Why Wade Phillips must go (12/28/2008)
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Don Banks: Snap Judgments for Week 17 (12/28/2008)
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SI.com's NFL Power Rankings, Week 17 (12/24/2008)
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Don Banks: No. 1 seed isn't all its cracked up to be (12/19/2008)
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Don Banks: NFL Power Rankings, Week 16 (12/17/2008)
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Don Banks: Officiating has been bad, but no change coming (12/16/2008)
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