Longtime NFL Player Makes It Official: He’s Running for Congress as a Republican

The transfer portal from the sports arena to the political arena just got a little more crowded.
Former longtime NFL kicker Jay Feely officially announced on April 22 that he will run for Congress as a Republican in Arizona’s 5th Congressional district, per CBS Sports.
Feely, who played 14 seasons in the NFL with teams like the Arizona Cardinals and New York Jets, seemed eager to get this new venture started.

“I’m excited about this next chapter of my life,” Feely told ESPN.
The 48-year-old also expressed a sense of duty — and faith.

“I think that I feel God’s calling pressing me into service, and that’s really what I believe it is, the civil service,” Feely said.
This announcement follows months of speculation, as Feely had been seriously considering a congressional run as a Republican, according to earlier reports.

Feely also filed a statement of i …