CBS Sports sideline reporter Jay Feely during the game between the Carolina Panthers and the Los Angeles Chargers at SoFi Stadium. The Panthers defeated the Chargers 21-16. (Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports)
Feely played for the Arizona Cardinals, Atlanta Falcons, New York Giants, New York Jets, the Miami Dolphins, and the Chicago Bears. Most recently, he’s been a CBS Sports analyst.
He noted that some of his experience on the executive committee at the NFL Player’s Association was an opportunity for him to hone his leadership skills to potentially bring to Washington.
"One of those times we had a lockout and the players were locked out by the owners. We had to negotiate," he said.
"Those types of negotiations are similar to what goes on in the House and the Senate and goes on in Congress and, you know, you're doing those types of negotiations all the time. And we saw it with the continued resolution just a month ago," Feely added, adding that he’s "certainly prepared" for the job.
DEMOCRATIC LAWMAKER ARGUES HIS PARTY SHOULDN'T LOOK KINDLY ON FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS AIDING TRUMP
Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ) speaks during a news conference. On Tuesday, Biggs said he was considering a run for governor of Arizona. (Getty Images)
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Cook Political Report ranks the district as solid Republican, and it is not a target by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee as a pickup opportunity, which is the case in Arizona’s first, second, and sixth districts.
Still, Feely believes he's a "uniter" ahead of what’s expected to be a competitive midterm cycle as Republicans have an extremely narrow majority in the House.
"I think one of the things from a Republican perspective is we haven't stayed united. Democrats stay united even when they completely disagree on issues. They're a united front. And I give Speaker Johnson a lot of credit right now because he has kept this since President Trump was sworn into office. He has kept Republicans united, he got the cabinet members through, they're staying united behind President Trump and his endeavors to fix the border and to fix our economy," Feely said.
Cameron Arcand is a politics writer at Fox News Digital in Washington D.C. Story tips can be sent to Cameron.Arcand@Fox.com and on Twitter: @cameron_arcand
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