Former NFL kicker announces he will run for Congress
from Steve DelVecchio with YardBarker.com/www.yardbarker.com
Former NFL kicker Jay Feely is taking a break from football to launch a career in politics.
Feely announced on Tuesday that he will run for the U.S. House of Representatives in Arizona’s 5th Congressional District during the 2026 midterm elections.
Jay Feely
@jayfeely
I’m excited to announce my candidacy for U.S. Congress in Arizona’s 5th Congressional District.
I look forward to earning your vote ??
http://JayFeelyForCongress.com
#TeamFeely
The seat that Feely will be campaigning for is currently held by Rep. Andy Biggs, who is in his fifth Congressional term but announced in January that he is running for governor of Arizona.
Feely, 48, is running as a Republican. He said he was asked by U.S. President Donald Trump to run in 2022, but he did not want to pursue a career in politics while his children were still in high school.
Feely retired after the 2014 season and began working as a broadcaster for CBS. He thanked the network and his colleagues in a social media post on Tuesday.
Jay Feely
@jayfeely
Jim Nantz is simply the best, he couldn’t have been nicer to me from day 1
@TMacPhils
I couldn’t ask for a better more unselfish partner
Spero we had the funniest moments on air
@bethmowins
it was an honor to do your 1st NFL game
@benholdenpxp
thank you for being a great friend and my 1st partner
@tonyromo
I will miss our range sessions and game strategy talks
Ross Molloy thank you for being a great friend, a mentor and my golf partner
Feely spent 14 seasons as a kicker in the NFL, including four with the Arizona Cardinals from 2010-2013. The former Michigan national champion began his career with the Atlanta Falcons in 2001 and played for six different teams.
Feely made 82.6 percent of his field-goal attempts during his career, including a career-long of 61 yards.