# Michael Bankston

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{{Short description|American football player (born 1970)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{BLP sources|date=April 2023}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name        = Michael Bankston
| number      = 63, 90
| position    = [Defensive end](/source/Defensive_end)
| birth_date  = {{Birth date and age|1970|3|12}}
| birth_place = [East Bernard, Texas](/source/East_Bernard%2C_Texas), U.S.
| height_ft   = 6
| height_in   = 5
| weight_lb   = 285
| high_school = [East Bernard](/source/East_Bernard_High_School) 
| college     = [Sam Houston State](/source/Sam_Houston_State_Bearkats_football)
| draftyear   = 1992
| draftround  = 4
| draftpick   = 100
| pastteams   =
* [Phoenix/Arizona Cardinals](/source/Arizona_Cardinals) ({{NFL Year|1992|1997}})
* [Cincinnati Bengals](/source/Cincinnati_Bengals) ({{NFL Year|1998|2000}})
* [Washington Redskins](/source/Washington_Commanders) ({{NFL Year|2001}})*<ref>{{cite web |title=Transactions |url=https://www.nfl.com/transactions/league/signings/2001/7 |website=NFL.com |access-date=16 June 2024}}</ref>
| statlabel1  = [Tackle](/source/Tackle_(football_move))s
| statvalue1  = 622
| statlabel2  = [Sack](/source/Quarterback_sack)s
| statvalue2  = 27.0
| statlabel3  = [Interception](/source/Interception)s
| statvalue3  = 1
| pfr         = BankMi21
}}

'''Michael Kane Bankston'''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BankMi21.htm |title=Michael Bankston |website=Pro Football Reference |publisher=Sports Reference |access-date=January 4, 2023}}</ref> (March 12, 1970) is an American former professional [football](/source/American_football) player who was a [defensive tackle](/source/defensive_tackle) and [defensive end](/source/defensive_end) for nine seasons in the [National Football League](/source/National_Football_League) (NFL). Bankston played for the [Phoenix/Arizona Cardinals](/source/Arizona_Cardinals) and [Cincinnati Bengals](/source/Cincinnati_Bengals).<ref>{{Cite web |title=1992 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1992/draft.htm |access-date=2023-05-07 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> He was selected by the Cardinals in the fourth round of the [1992 NFL draft](/source/1992_NFL_draft) with the 100th overall pick. He played [college football](/source/college_football) for the [Sam Houston State Bearkats](/source/Sam_Houston_State_Bearkats_football).

==References==
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Category:1970 births
Category:Living people
Category:American football defensive ends
Category:American football defensive tackles
Category:Arizona Cardinals players
Category:Cincinnati Bengals players
Category:Phoenix Cardinals players
Category:Sam Houston Bearkats football players
Category:People from Wharton County, Texas
Category:Players of American football from Texas
Category:20th-century American sportsmen

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