WILLIE MCGINESTMcGinest, Willie Lee, Jr.Height: 6-5 Weight: 267 Born: December 11, 1971 Long Beach, CA High School: Polytechnic (Long Beach, CA) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Southern California | Lettered |
| 1991 | Southern California | Lettered |
| 1992 | Southern California | Lettered |
| 1993 | Southern California | Lettered |
| Draft: 1st round (4th overall) 1994 New England Patriots |
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| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 New England Patriots (NFL)1994 NE NFL | 55 | LOLB | 16 | 7 |
| 1995 New England Patriots (NFL)1995 NE NFL | 55 | LOLB | 16 | 16 |
| 1996 New England Patriots (NFL)1996 NE NFL | 55 | RDE-LDE | 16 | 16 |
| 1997 New England Patriots (NFL)1997 NE NFL | 55 | RDE | 11 | 11 |
| 1998 New England Patriots (NFL)1998 NE NFL | 55 | RDE | 9 | 8 |
| 1999 New England Patriots (NFL)1999 NE NFL | 55 | RDE | 16 | 16 |
| 2000 New England Patriots (NFL)2000 NE NFL | 55 | LDE | 14 | 14 |
| 2001 New England Patriots (NFL)2001 NE NFL | 55 | LOLB-LDE | 11 | 5 |
| 2002 New England Patriots (NFL)2002 NE NFL | 55 | LDE-LDT-RLB-LLB | 16 | 10 |
| 2003 New England Patriots (NFL)2003 NE NFL | 55 | LOLB-ROLB-LLB-RDE | 14 | 11 |
| 2004 New England Patriots (NFL)2004 NE NFL | 55 | ROLB | 16 | 16 |
| 2005 New England Patriots (NFL)2005 NE NFL | 55 | ROLB-LOLB | 16 | 16 |
| 2006 Cleveland Browns (NFL)2006 CLE NFL | 55 | LOLB | 14 | 13 |
| 2007 Cleveland Browns (NFL)2007 CLE NFL | 55 | LOLB | 13 | 11 |
| 2008 Cleveland Browns (NFL)2008 CLE NFL | 55 | LOLB | 14 | 14 |
| 15 Years (NFL)15 Years NFL | 212 | 184 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 4/24/1994 | 1994 New England Patriots (NFL)1994 NE NFL |
| Signed | 5/17/1994 | 1994 New England Patriots (NFL)1994 NE NFL |
| Free Agent | 2/12/1998 | 1997 New England Patriots (NFL)1997 NE NFL |
| Signed | 2/12/1998 | 1998 New England Patriots (NFL)1998 NE NFL |
| Released | 3/8/2006 | 2005 New England Patriots (NFL)2005 NE NFL |
| Signed | 3/16/2006 | 2006 Cleveland Browns (NFL)2006 CLE NFL |
| Unrestricted Free Agent | 2/27/2009 | 2008 Cleveland Browns (NFL)2008 CLE NFL |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 New England Patriots (NFL)1996 NE NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | ||
| 1999 New England Patriots (NFL)1999 NE NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| 2003 New England Patriots (NFL)2003 NE NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 24 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 New England Patriots (NFL)1996 NE NFL | 1 | 46 | 46.0 | 46t | 1 |
| 2002 New England Patriots (NFL)2002 NE NFL | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2003 New England Patriots (NFL)2003 NE NFL | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15t | 1 |
| 2004 New England Patriots (NFL)2004 NE NFL | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 |
| 2006 Cleveland Browns (NFL)2006 CLE NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 5 | 90 | 18.0 | 46t | 2 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 New England Patriots (NFL)1994 NE NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 New England Patriots (NFL)1996 NE NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 1997 New England Patriots (NFL)1997 NE NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 New England Patriots (NFL)1999 NE NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 2000 New England Patriots (NFL)2000 NE NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 New England Patriots (NFL)2003 NE NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 0 |
| 2004 New England Patriots (NFL)2004 NE NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 New England Patriots (NFL)2005 NE NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 0 |
| 2006 Cleveland Browns (NFL)2006 CLE NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 Cleveland Browns (NFL)2007 CLE NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 41 | 2 |
| DEFENSE | TKL | DEF | ST | MT | QH | TFL | FF | PD | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 New England Patriots (NFL)1999 NE NFL | 76 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 New England Patriots (NFL)2000 NE NFL | 63 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 New England Patriots (NFL)2001 NE NFL | 33 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2002 New England Patriots (NFL)2002 NE NFL | 63 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 2003 New England Patriots (NFL)2003 NE NFL | 67 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2004 New England Patriots (NFL)2004 NE NFL | 51 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2005 New England Patriots (NFL)2005 NE NFL | 57 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2006 Cleveland Browns (NFL)2006 CLE NFL | 45 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2007 Cleveland Browns (NFL)2007 CLE NFL | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2008 Cleveland Browns (NFL)2008 CLE NFL | 57 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 542 | 542 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 96 | 7 | 37 | 0 |
| PENALTIES | Called | Declined | Accepted | Yards | Nullified Yards | First Downs | Stalled Drives |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 New England Patriots (NFL)1999 NE NFL | 8 | 1 | 7 | 45 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 New England Patriots (NFL)2000 NE NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 New England Patriots (NFL)2001 NE NFL | 4 | 1 | 3 | 35 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2002 New England Patriots (NFL)2002 NE NFL | 3 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2003 New England Patriots (NFL)2003 NE NFL | 4 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2004 New England Patriots (NFL)2004 NE NFL | 4 | 0 | 4 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2005 New England Patriots (NFL)2005 NE NFL | 8 | 2 | 6 | 40 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2006 Cleveland Browns (NFL)2006 CLE NFL | 2 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2007 Cleveland Browns (NFL)2007 CLE NFL | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 Cleveland Browns (NFL)2008 CLE NFL | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 39 | 6 | 33 | 236 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
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