The Jay Feely campaign draws donations from Roger Goodell and Charles Barkley

Jay Feely has spent years in the NFL trying to deliver in high-pressure situations. Now, the former kicker is facing another kind of pressure as Republicans look to protect their slim House majority in the November midterm elections.

Feely ended his scoring streak after the 2014 season, capping a career that leaves him 30th on the NFL’s scoring list. He later spent several years covering sports as a broadcaster before entering politics.

Feely announced his bid for one of Arizona’s congressional seats last year and is running as a Republican in the state’s 1st Congressional District. His campaign has received financial support from several prominent sports figures.

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NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and NBA great Charles Barkley, who spent four years of his Hall of Fame basketball career with the Phoenix Suns, both donated to Feely’s campaign, according to public records from the Federal Election Commission.

Records show Goodell made two donations last June, one for the primary and one for the general election. Each donation was $3,500. Individual donors are allowed to give up to $7,000 to a candidate for the US House of Representatives or Senate per election.

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Feely also received the endorsement of President Donald Trump earlier this year.

Feely’s campaign website describes the 50-year-old as a “proud and staunch (Trump) supporter” who aims to “fight for border security, protect our freedoms, and put America First.”

David Schweikert has represented Arizona’s 1st Congressional District since 2011, but is now running for governor.

Jay Feely on the sidelines at Allegiant Stadium in Paradise, Nevada on Feb. 11, 2024. (Mary Kouw/CBS via Getty Images)

New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft and longtime broadcaster Jim Nantz, who worked with Feely at CBS, also contributed to his campaign. Ravens coach Jim Harbaugh donated $2,500 to Feely’s campaign last September. The Bidwill family, which owns the Cardinals, gave a combined $17,000 to Feely’s campaign with donations from Michael, Nicole and Tim Bidwill.

Feely began his NFL career in Atlanta before playing for the New York Giants, Miami Dolphins and Arizona Cardinals. He closed his football career with the Chicago Bears.

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Feely pointed to support from people outside of his political lane as a reflection of his character and the relationships he has built.

“It’s been an honor for me to be in the NFL for 25 years and to have the opportunity to meet people,” Feely said. “To get this game to meet these people who might disagree with me politically, on a lot of political issues, someone like Arthur Blank, who owns the Falcons…” Feely told the Arizona Republic.

CBS sports reporter Jay Feely during the game between the Carolina Panthers and the Los Angeles Chargers at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California on September 27, 2020. (Kirby Lee/USA TODAY Sports)

“When I contacted him he said, ‘Jay, we disagree politically on many things, but I trust your heart, I will donate to your campaign to support you.'”

Feely’s political platform extends to college sports, where he has called for stricter regulation of the NIL if elected.

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The National Republican Congressional Committee said in an April press release that Feely’s campaign raised $740,000 in the first quarter of 2026. Electoral commission records show he had about $1.25 million in cash as of late March.

Feely faces a primary race against Joseph Chaplik and John Trobough. Chaplik was previously elected to the Arizona House of Representatives, and Trobough is the chief technology officer. Arizona voters will go to the polls on July 21.

Feely went undrafted out of Michigan in 1999 before making his NFL regular season debut with the Falcons in 2001.

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