The New England Patriots have announced edge defender Willie McGinest as the Patriots Hall of Fame Member for 2015. McGinest had a twelve year career with the Patriots after being selected 4th overall in the 1994 NFL Draft and helped the franchise to four Super Bowls, winning three of them. He was an All-Decade team member for the 1990s and 2000s and will be the 24th member in the team's Hall of Fame.
"Just a few months after I bought the Patriots, we drafted Willie McGinest in the first round of the 1994 NFL Draft," Patriots Chairman and CEO Robert Kraft stated through the team's website.