Former New York Jets kicker Jay Feely and former Jets team emergency care physician Amish Shah are set to compete in a congressional race for an Arizona House district, according to reporting from multiple outlets. Both men were affiliated with the Jets during the late 2000s, when Feely played and Shah worked on the sideline as the team’s emergency care doctor. Sources describe Shah’s medical role during that period, including treating players while Feely kicked for the team. The race is framed as a matchup between two people with shared NFL experience who later pursue different political paths. One outlet notes that Shah is a former NFL doctor and highlights that he previously defeated his own party’s preferred candidate to earn a spot on the ballot, setting up the general-election contest against Feely. The coverage focuses on their prior connection in the Jets organization and the unusual nature of the two-way race, but does not indicate additional policy positions beyond the fact that both are candidates for the same Arizona congressional seat.
Former Jets kicker Jay Feely and ex-Team doctor Amish Shah face off in Arizona House race
Former New York Jets kicker Jay Feely and former Jets team emergency care physician Amish Shah are set to compete in a congressional race for an Arizona House district, according to reporting from mul...
- Jay Feely is a candidate in an Arizona congressional race.
- Amish Shah is a candidate in the same Arizona congressional race.
- Both Feely and Shah worked with the New York Jets in the late 2000s.
- Shah is described as a former Jets emergency care physician who treated players.
- One report says Shah previously won after beating his own party’s pick to qualify for the race.
Amish Shah intubated Jets players for a living. Now he's facing his old teammate Jay Feely for a seat in Congress — after beating his own party's pick.
4 hours agoFeely and Shah both roamed the sidelines of the Meadowlands together back in 2008 and 2009, when Feely was putting up field goals for the Jets and Shah worked as the team’s emergency care physician.
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