Banks, wrongly sent to jail, gives McNair middle finger

Brian Banks, the Southern California high school football star who served six years in prison for a rape he did not commit, would like to extend a hand to besieged Texans owner Bob McNair.

Well, not an entire hand — just the middle finger.

Banks, who now works as a spokesman for the California Innocence Project and who also worked for the NFL, took to twitter Friday and posted from his account @BrianBanksFree, “Bob McNair (middle finger emoji),” to express his feelings about the embattled owner after McNair’s controversial comments about protesting football players.

In a meeting of NFL owners, McNair was quoted as saying, “we can’t have inmates running the prison.”

It appears McNair’s poor choice of words didn’t sit well with Banks, who was wrongly made an inmate.

It hasn’t sat well with many, including McNair’s players, who discussed boycotting this Sunday’s game.

Banks has been outspoken about his treatment at the hands of the criminal justice system as compared to whites — such as Stanford swimmer Brock Turner, who was sentenced to just six months in jail despite being found guilty of three felonies, including penetration of an unconscious person — who have received slaps on the wrist. — Eric Barrow

AP Houston Texans owner Bob McNair is backtracking after causing outrage around NFL by saying ‘we can’t let the inmates run the prison,’ in reference to protesting players.