Willie McGinest

Willie McGinest
William Lee McGinest, Jr.is a retired American football linebacker who played fifteen seasons in the National Football League. He was drafted by the New England Patriots fourth overall in the 1994 NFL Draft. He played college football at USC...
ProfessionFootball Player
Date of Birth11 December 1971
CityLong Beach, CA
measure
I have a lot (left). I don't measure by years. I take it day by day.
bruce category company definitely good guys humbled smith
We had a good time. In the company of guys like Bruce Smith and Reggie White, it's definitely a compliment. I'm just humbled to be in the same category with those guys.
beat excuses faced fair men
We don't make excuses for our losses. We play fair and square. They outplayed us. We are not going to say we were banged up or we didn't have everybody. We went out there and faced them like men and they beat us.
clutch ethic grounded guy hard high keeps level matter playing talented type work
No matter what's happening, what type of receivers come in that could be more talented than him, his work ethic and high level of playing -- big plays, making plays, and being clutch -- keeps him grounded here. It keeps him stable. Makes it hard not to like a guy like that.
beat best change good playing team
They beat us pretty bad. They're a good team, and they're playing their best football. I don't think they're doing anything different. Why change anything when you have a good team like that?
great passing trophies
It's a great accomplishment. We're not downplaying it, but they are not passing out any trophies tonight. We've got a long way to go.
best coming football hands next teams
We can do a lot of things better. We have one of the best teams if not the best team in football right now coming in here next week. We have our hands full. If we don't get better, there are going to be some problems.
feisty says support team tom whatever
Tom is a feisty guy. He says what's on his mind. He's on our team so I support whatever he says.
against backs hitting physical running single somebody tight
We play a physical sport. I play a physical position. We're a physical team. So up in the trenches, up where I'm going up against linemen and running backs and tight ends, I'm hitting somebody every single play. Nobody's immune. It's going to happen.
definitely pass running
A lot of their plays, a lot of the formations you see, if they have a running play, they have a pass play off of it. You definitely have to play the run, and then go from there.
You would think that they were in our division.
chance community kids save
This is a chance for us to save our community and to get our kids back.
bowl means playoffs super teams
I think it means nothing. If that were true, then teams that have been in the playoffs would be in the playoffs and the Super Bowl every year. I think it's a whole new season. It's a new game, it's a new season.
across bothering guys injuries knew league severe talking type
That's Donovan. We're not talking about Donovan, we're talking about Tom. I didn't know how severe it was, but I knew it was bothering him. But you have guys who play with all type of injuries across the league and on our team.