Former Arizona Cardinals kicker and current CBS analyst Jay Feely is “seriously considering” a run for Congress in Arizona, according to the Arizona Republic.
The paper reports that Feely is eyeing the state’s 5th Congressional District, which will soon be vacated by its current occupant, Representative Andy Biggs, as he prepares to run for governor next year.
Feely has laid the “groundwork” for a congressional run by playing golf with President Trump at Mar-a-Lago and networking with Republican leadership in the state.
Feely would be far from the first among former athletes and members of the sports world to delve into politics. Alabama Senator Tommy Tuberville (R) was a college football coach at Auburn and Cincinnati, and Trump’s longtime friend Herschel Walker is a Heisman
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