Jay Feely Thomas James " Jay " Feely ( born May 26 , 1976 ) is an American football placekicker for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League . He was signed by the Florida Bobcats as a street free agent in 1999 . He played college football at Michigan . Feely has also been a member of the Tampa Bay Storm , Atlanta Falcons , New York Giants , Miami Dolphins , Kansas City Chiefs and New York Jets . He was a member of the " Pro Football Weekly " All - Rookie Team with the Falcons in 2001 and was a Pro Bowl alternate with the Giants in 2005 . Early years . Feely attended Jesuit High School in Tampa , Florida . While there , he set Hillsborough County career and season records for field goals and extra point s . Feely played for the Temple Terrace Spirit Soccer team that won the National Championships when he was 16 . College career . Feely was a four - year letterman at the University of Michigan from 1995 to 1998 . As a senior in 1998 , he converted 17 of 22 field goal attempts and 40 of 41 point - after attempts on his way to a mention for the All - Big Ten team . His longest career field goal was 51 - yard kick against Baylor as a junior . He finished his career 20 - for - 26 in field goals and 43 - for - 44 in extra points . Professional career . Florida Bobcats . After going undrafted in the 1999 NFL Draft , Feely kicked for the Florida Bobcats of the Arena Football League . That season , he went 2 - for - 5 in field goal attempts and 8 - for - 13 in extra point attempts . He also added three tackles ( two solo ) and forced a fumble . Tampa Bay Storm . Feely kicked for the Tampa Bay Storm in 2000 , converting one of six field goal attempts and three of four extra point attempts . He also returned one kickoff for 22 yards . Atlanta Falcons . In March 2001 , Feely worked out for the Washington Redskins but was not signed . On April 12 , he signed a one - year , $ 209 , 000 contract with the Atlanta Falcons . Although Jake Arians was expected to be the Falcons ' placekicker during the 2001 season , it was Feely that won the job . As a rookie with the Falcons in 2001 , Feely converted 29 of 37 field goal attempts ( 78 . 4 % ) and all 28 extra point attempts . He also converted 14 of 15 field goals away from the Georgia Dome . His 115 points tied him with the Eagles ' David Akers for second in the NFC behind only Rams kicker Jeff Wilkins . Feely converted a 55 - yard attempt against the Arizona Cardinals on September 30 . He also caught one pass for - 2 yards from Falcons punter Chris Mohr on a fake field goal attempt . For his performance during the season , Feely was a consensus all - rookie selection . An exclusive - rights free agent in the 2002 offseason , Feely was tendered a one - year , $ 300 , 000 contract by the Falcons on February 22 . He signed the deal on June 7 . That season , he converted 32 of 40 field goal attempts ( 80 percent ) and all but one of 43 extra point attempts . His 32 field goals tied him with Tampa Bay Buccaneers kicker Martín Gramática for most in the NFL . It also broke Morten Andersen ' s previous franchise record of 31 set in 1995 . Feely earned NFL Special Teams Player of the Week honors after converting three field goals of more than 40 yards against the Carolina Panthers on October 20 , and eventually earned NFC Special Teams Player of the Month honors for converting 9 of 10 field goals and all nine PATs . In 2003 , Feely converted 19 of 27 field goal attempts ( 70 . 4 percent ) and 32 of 33 extra point attempts . On March 6 , 2004 , the Falcons re - signed Feely – a restricted free agent – to a one - year contract worth $ 628 , 000 . That season , he achieved a field goal percentage of 78 . 3 by converting 18 of 23 tries . Feely also connected on all 40 of his extra point attempts that season . On September 19 against the St . Louis Rams , he recovered his own onside kick . In two playoff games , Feely was a perfect 2 - for - 2 in field goals and 7 - for - 7 on PATs . New York Giants . An unrestricted free agent in the 2005 offseason , Feely signed a three - year deal with the New York Giants on March 12 . The contract included base salaries of $ 540 , 000 ( 2005 ) , $ 545 , 000 ( 2006 ) and $ 550 , 000 ( 2007 ) . In a preseason game against the New York Jets that year , Feely scored all his team ' s points in a 15 – 14 victory by connecting on five field goals , including two over 50 yards . In week 12 in 2005 at the Seahawks however , Feely failed to connect on 3 consecutive potential game - winning field goals , and the Giants lost 24 - 21 despite compiling 490 yards total offense . The Giants ended up in a wild - card playoff game where they lost to Carolina . Feely broke the New York Giants franchise record for best Field Goal percentage over a two - year period . He had a 83 % followed by a 85 % year while with the Giants . Miami Dolphins . A free agent in the 2007 offseason , the Miami Dolphins signed Feely to a three - year contract worth just under $ 5 million on March 8 . The team subsequently traded incumbent placekicker Olindo Mare to the New Orleans Saints on April 3 . During his first season with the Dolphins , experienced the most productive season of his career and in franchise history . He missed just two of his 23 field goal attempts , setting a new franchise record for field goal percentage at 91 . 3 . The record had previously been 90 . 5 percent , set by Mare in 2001 . Through the 2007 season , Feely had converted 164 straight extra point attempts and had created five recovered onside kicks . During the 2008 offseason , it was reported that new Dolphins Vice President Bill Parcells did not like Feely ' s outspoken nature and that he would not be assured a roster spot despite his 2007 success . The Dolphins released fellow kicker Dave Rayner on June 6 , leaving only undrafted rookie Dan Carpenter ( Montana ) to challenge Feely for the team ' s placekicking job in 2008 . Feely was released by the Miami Dolphins on August 12 , 2008 . Kansas City Chiefs . On August 25 , 2008 , Feely was signed by the Kansas City Chiefs , and released just a day later . New York Jets . After New York Jets kicker Mike Nugent was injured in the team ' s Week 1 contest against the Miami Dolphins , Feely was signed by the team on September 8 , 2008 . On November 13 , Feely kicked a game - winning 34 - yard field goal in overtime against the New England Patriots , helping the Jets take sole possession of first place in the AFC East for the first time since Nov . 19 , 2001 . Through 10 games , Feely had made 16 of his 20 field goal attempts ( 80 . 0 % ) , with an average of 35 . 1 yards and a long of 55 yards and converted all 23 PATs for a total of 71 points . Feely reportedly began working out his upper body five days a week in the Jets new training facility , saying , " I work out hard in the weight room just so I don ' t get injured . " His workout primarily centers on deadlifts . On March 4 , 2009 , Feely re - signed a one - year contract with the Jets . In Week Six of the 2009 season against the Buffalo Bills , Feely broke Pat Leahy ' s record of 23 consecutive field goals hitting his 24th however he would later miss a second quarter field goal leaving the record at 24 . On December 21 , 2009 , Feely went 0 - 2 in field goal attempts . He " shanked " a 38 - yard try and had 37 - yarder blocked , as the Jets lost to the Atlanta Falcons 10 - 7 . On January 9 , 2010 , Feely recorded his first career punt in a playoff game against the Cincinnati Bengals , when he was unexpectedly pressed into service after his teammate Steve Weatherford was sidelined with an irregular heartbeat . Arizona Cardinals . Feely signed with the Arizona Cardinals on April 2 , 2010 . On December 12 , 2010 , Feely became just the fourth kicker in 40 years to run for a touchdown , scoring on a fake field goal against the Denver Broncos . Feely also kicked a career - high five field goals in the game . Feely scored 25 points in that game , the most points scored by a player in a single game since October 21 , 2007 , when Rob Bironas scored 26 against the Houston Texans . On Christmas Day in 2010 , Feely kicked a 48 - yard field goal for a win over the Dallas Cowboys . On October 14 , 2012 in a Week 6 matchup against the Buffalo Bills , Feely hit a 61 - yard field goal , setting a new career best . Ironically , in the same game , he missed a game winning 38 - yard field goal after it was deflected with 3 seconds left in the regulation which the Cardinals went onto lose 16 - 19 in OT . In the media . Feely appeared on " ESPN First Take " , and also with his wife Rebecca , on " A Baby Story " on TLC , which aired January 11 , 2006 . After missing three field goals for the Giants in an overtime loss to the Seattle Seahawks in 2005 , Feely was the subject of a " Saturday Night Live " sketch . The NFL Films parody , entitled " The Long Ride Home : The Jay Feely Story , " featured comedian Dane Cook as Feely on the Giants ' five - hour flight home from Seattle , where he is forced to land the plane through two large radio towers that look like field posts . Personal . A number of Feely ' s family members have also been involved in football . His grandfather , Thomas J . Feely was a famous college basketball and baseball coach for St . Thomas College in St . Paul , Minnesota from the early 1950s to 1984 . He was inducted into the N . A . I . A National Basketball Hall of Fame both as a coach and as a player . His father , Thomas J . " T . J . " Feely , is a famous football coach , who is most well known for his knowledge of Special Teams , and owns the Feely Kicking School of Tampa Florida . His brother , Ryan , a two - time NCAA Div . 1AA College All American kicked for Central Florida and Jacksonville University . Feely and his wife , Rebecca , have lived in Upper Saddle River , New Jersey with their four children : Alexandra ( Lexi ) , Jace , Abigail Pamela , and Olivia . Feely is a conservative and has appeared on Fox News ' Hannity talking about his disagreements with President Barack Obama ' s policies . In 2011 Feely became a member of School of the Legends ( SOTL ) and contributes to the organization with instructional videos , which focus on his position as a kicker .