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Former Patriots LB Willie McGinest Charged with 2 Felonies After Alleged Assault

Former New England Patriots linebacker and current NFL Network analyst Willie McGinest has been charged with two felonies for his role in a December brawl at a Los Angeles restaurant.

According to TMZ Sports, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office charged McGinest with one count of assault with a deadly weapon and one count of assault by means of force likely to cause great bodily injury, both of which carry a maximum sentence of four years in prison.

McGinest was arrested in late December after video from the Delilah restaurant in West Hollywood seemed to show McGinest punching a man in the face and hitting him over the head with a bottle on Dec.