Willie McGinest Apologizes For Restaurant Attack, ‘I Feel Horrible’

Ex-NFL star Willie McGinest is sharing his deep remorse for assaulting a guy at a dining establishment previously this month … stating the event never ever ought to have occurred.

“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,” the New England Patriots legend stated. “To my family, community, friends, and youth I mentor, please know I feel horrible for my actions and take full responsibility.”

51-year-old McGinest was associated with a run-in at Delilah … with video, acquired by TMZ Sports, revealing he not just punched a guy — however slammed him in the head with a bottle too.

The previous football gamer, who was inducted into the Pats Hall of Fame in 2015, turned himself in to polices on Monday over everything, and was scheduled for attack with a fatal weapon. He ultimately published bond … and was launched.

McGinest — who likewise works as an expert for NFL Network — was later on suspended from his television gig following the event.

“To my colleagues at the NFL Network and those I work closely with as an advisor to professional and community-base organizations, please know I am embarrassed and regret what occurred,” McGinest included.

“Most of all, I am disappointed in myself, as I know this is an isolated incident and is not reflective of my faith, role as a father, life’s body of work, or the role model I’ve worked hard to become. It is personally devastating that decades of community service, youth engagement, mentoring, and professional development would become an afterthought in a single moment that should have never happened.”