It is no secret that there are many supporters of President Donald Trump among NFL players. Nick Bosa and Joey Bosa, for example, have been outspoken in regard to their admiration for the President and his policies. Kansas City Chiefs stars Travis Kelce and Patrick Mahomes, too, are known to be among President Trump’s professional football supporters.
Many former players, too, have drawn inspiration from the current President of the United States. New York Giants legend Lawrence Taylor, for example, campaigned for Trump in the days and weeks leading up the election last year. Former Pittsburgh Steelers stars Antonio Brown and Le’Veon Bell did too.
Of course, former Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre has long been a friend and supporter of Trump’s, and continues to praise his work on social media.
Former NFL Kicker Jay Feely Was Inspired by the Donald Trump Assassination Attempt to Run for Congress
Former NFL kicker Jay Feely, who played for the Atlanta Falcons, New York Giants, Miami Dolphins, New York Jets, Arizona Cardinals, and Chicago Bears during his 14-year career, told ESPN on Tuesday that he plans to run for Congress as a representative in Arizona. He cited the assassination attempt on Trump’s life last summer as the reason for his decision.
“I’m excited about this next chapter of my life,” Feely told ESPN. “I think that I feel God’s calling pressing me into service, and that’s really what I believe it is, is the civil service. I don’t believe we have enough politicians that get into political office not for self-serving measures and that get into political office and don’t want it to be a career, and that’s what I believe.
“I believe it is very much a civil service.
“I’ve always been involved in politics and done a lot of different events for different politicians, local and national, and I’ve always liked thinking about political issues and talking about political issues, so, that’s not new, but leaving broadcasting after I’d worked so hard to get where I was and to step aside, and to say I think there’s a greater calling, yeah, that was different for me.”
Feely will be leaving ESPN after a decade as a broadcaster.
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