Former Mississippi State DB Johnthan Banks traded to Detroit Lions
By Adam Spencer
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Former Mississippi State CB Johnthan Banks will be reunited with college teammate Darius Slay after the Tampa Bay Buccaneers sent Banks to the Detroit Lions for a conditional 2018 pick on Tuesday, according to DJournal.com.
Banks was a second-round pick of the Bucs in the 2013 NFL Draft.
Through three-and-a-half NFL seasons, he has 130 tackles and seven interceptions.
He and Slay were both second-round picks in 2013, with Slay going No. 36 overall to the Lions and Banks going to the Bucs at No. 43.
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