

He’s made no secret of his political conservatism throughout the years, having been an occasional guest on Fox News host Sean Hannity’s show.

Since then, he’s made his career as a sports commentator. Kolton Hala attended Eagle River High School in. I take gun safety seriously (the gun was not loaded and had no clip in) and I did not intend to be insensitive to that important issue- Jay Feely April 22, 2018įeely, 41, last played football for the Chicago Bears in 2015. April 3, 2018, 1:12 PM An 18-year-old was banned from attending senior prom following complaints from students about gun-related social media posts. My Daughter has dated her boyfriend for over a year and they knew I was joking. The prom picture I posted was obviously intended to be a joke. Feely also maintained that both his daughter and her boyfriend knew he was joking, and that the gun was unloaded and had no clip. It’s also worth noting that Feely’s daughter and her boyfriend have been dating for more than a year, according to what Feely said in an explanatory tweet on Sunday.
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TSU also took her full ride scholarship away. Not everyone was offended, to be clear, as some people just saw it as a relatively harmless joke. So the student who posed with guns in her prom pics got expelled from the high school she was attending, so no graduation. Jay Feely obviously has been under a rock to not realize now is probably not the time.- DJ Polite April 22, 2018 Jokes are all about context, about time and place. "Jay Feely made a dumb gun joke that was intended only for other shitty Facebook dads, but regular people saw it and pointed out how dumb it was and now he has to act contrite," I explain to a stranger who is walking away from me at top speed.- David Roth April 22, 2018 Wishing my beautiful daughter and her date *a violent reminder that I consider her my property /RDM7SpXBAE- Lauren Duca April 22, 2018 Oh yay – American dads have kicked off the season of “let’s pretend I’m going to shoot my daughter’s date for for impugning her chastity” pics. I wasn't all that upset about Jay Feely's prom tweet but this one seems to be a bit much /iZ86SryRKM- Juggalocialism April 22, 2018 But it nonetheless drew a lot of criticism on the grounds that it’s not the best time to be joking about gun violence, much less against a teenager. The photo was apparently meant to be a joke, in the mold of countless “you better not mess with my daughter”-style dad memes. Wishing my beautiful daughter and her date a great time at prom #BadBoys /T5JRZQYq9e- Jay Feely April 22, 2018 'Im sorry,' says one girl who posed with Confederate flag in this Parker prom photo.

Two girls are holding guns, while several others use their fingers to mimic a gun. But one detail in the photo sparked controversy and drew several outraged reactions―a gun clenched in Feely’s hand. The picture circulating on social media shows eight students from Chaparral High School in Parker, Colorado posing for their prom photo with a large Confederate flag. He played in the NFL from 2001-14.On Saturday, former NFL kicker Jay Feely shared a photo on Twitter of his daughter and her boyfriend preparing for their high school prom. 14 that killed 17, many of whom were students.Īccording to his Twitter bio, Feely is a CBS Sports NFL/college football analyst who lives in Arizona. The 41-year-old’s post comes at a time when gun laws and safety have permeated the national discussion, heightened after the Stoneman Douglas High School (Fla.) shooting on Feb. Chaparral High School hosted prom in Denver on Saturday, but its a picture of students posing with guns and the. I take gun safety seriously (the gun was not loaded and had no clip in) and I did not intend to be insensitive to that important issue.” (KDVR) - A prom picture is stirring up controversy in Parker. “My Daughter has dated her boyfriend for over a year and they knew I was joking. “The prom picture I posted was obviously intended to be a joke,” Feely said. Feely on Saturday night wrote, “Wishing my beautiful daughter and her date a great time at prom #BadBoys,” with the photo that showed a gun pointed down in his right hand, his daughter's date to his right and his arms around his daughter who is to his left, smiling while looking at him.įeely, who spent 14 years in the NFL with six teams, explained himself on Sunday, saying, he “did not intend to be insensitive” to gun safety.
