Willie McGinest says he’s “embarrassed” by his habits.
The Patriots legend and three-time Super Bowl winner took to social media to apologize for his actions following allegations he attacked somebody on Dec. 9 in California.
“First and foremost, I want to offer my deepest apology for my lapse in judgment and behavior on December 9 at a restaurant in West Hollywood,” McGinest wrote on Instagram and Twitter. “To my household, neighborhood, mates, and youth I mentor, please know I really feel horrible for my actions and take full duty.
“To my colleagues at the NFL Network and those that I work closely with as an advisor to professional and community-based organizations, please know I am embarrassed and regret what occurred.”
The onetime star linebacker was seen on video obtained by TMZ Sports in what seems to indicate him punching a person within the face and later attacking him with a bottle.
McGinest was arrested for investigation of assault with a lethal weapon after coming to the West Hollywood sheriff’s station to offer a press release in regards to the incident, the Associated Press reported this week. He posted bond and was launched.
McGinest spent 15 years within the NFL with New England and Cleveland after taking part in school ball on the University of Southern California. He’s an everyday on the NFL Channel and stays one of the fashionable ex-Patriots.
He provides in his put up that that he’s “disenchanted in myself, as I do know that is an remoted incident and isn’t reflective of my religion, position as a father, life’s physique of labor, or the position mannequin I’ve labored arduous to change into. It is personally devastating that many years of neighborhood service, youth engagement, mentoring, {and professional} growth would change into an afterthought in a single second that ought to by no means have occurred.
“This incident has prompted me to deep self-reflection — mind, soul, and spirit. I know that violence is never the answer to such situations, no matter how intense the provocation. Rest assured, I will take whatever steps necessary to restore the public trust, mend damaged relationships, and ensure this never happens again.”
Source: www.bostonherald.com”