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Retired NFL player turned NFL Network analyst Willie McGinest was arrested on Monday in connection with an alleged assault that occurred at a nightclub earlier this month which was apparently captured on video.
On Monday afternoon, TMZ released a video showing McGinest and a group of his friends walking up to a man at a LA nightclub and straight-up start beating the crap out of him.
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The wild altercation went down on Dec. 9 at Delilah in West Hollywood … when the ex-NFL star and several of his apparent acquaintances could be seen in the footage unloading on a man who was sitting at a table at the popular lounge.
In the clip, you can see McGinest walking up to the guy and appearing to exchange words with him — before landing a left hook straight to his face.
At least three other men could be seen in the video immediately jumping into the action — landing a flurry of strikes on the man over and over again.
The punches rarely stopped for around 30 seconds — despite bystanders’ attempts to try to separate the men from each other.
At one point during the melee, McGinest appeared to pick up a bottle … and then slam it into the man’s head repeatedly. The 51-year-old former linebacker can be seen in the footage tossing it onto a nearby sofa, before finally walking away from the scene.
The NFL Network has removed McGinest off the air pending an investigation according to Pro Football Talk.
“We are aware of the incident and the video, which is disturbing. Willie McGinest will not appear on NFL Network while we review the matter,” a spokesman for NFL Network told PFT via email.