Former NFL LB Willie McGinest could be in a little trouble.
McGinest is currently being sued for beating up a man in a LA restaurant in December of 2023. The man that was beaten up is Blake Adams and he claims that it all started over a comment about USC, which is where McGinest played in college.
Adams says in the suit he asked the Trojans legend about SC’s most recent game — a loss in the Pac-12 Championship to Utah — when McGinest bristled.
According to the suit, McGinest walked away … but then “suddenly reappeared” moments later, and approached Adams.
“McGinest leaned down,” the suit states, “and stated in [Adams’] ear, ‘Now what did you say bitch ass n****.”
Adams claims he was startled and afraid … and told the former NFL star “he was just a fan trying to say hello.”
“McGinest suddenly, unprovoked and without reason punched [Adams] in the face,” the suit states.
Adams claims several other men jumped in to assist in the attack — punching him repeatedly. At one point, he says Mcginest grabbed a glass bottle and struck him in the head multiple times.
He said he suffered serious and permanent injuries in the melee.
The amount Adams is suing for hasn’t been released yet, but he’s suing McGinest and the lounge, Delilah, he was at when it happened because it’s known as a playground for celebrities and pro athletes to do whatever they want.
Smart to sue the restaurant as well, as they will be quicker to want to settle, whereas McGinest might drag it out a bit. I feel like there has to be more to the story. Who just beats up someone for saying their college team sucks. Maybe McGinest was just having a bad day. Whatever the case, McGinest apologized to his friends and the NFL Network for his behavior.
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