Former MLB and NFL stars Mark Teixeira and Jay Feely credit Sean Hannity for congressional runs
Two former professional athletes trading the playing field for the political arena have credited Sean Hannity for their decision to make the move."It's your fault," former NFL kicker Jay Feely told the Fox News host on his "Hang Out with Sean Hannity" podcast."We were talking earlier and both of us started thinking about running for office because of your show.I started going on your show doing the Great American Panel in New York and that's really when I really started thinking about it," he added.ROGER GOODELL AMONG NOTABLE SPORTS FIGURES DONATING TO EX-NFL KICKER JAY FEELY’S TRUMP-ENDORSED HOUSE BIDFormer MLB player Mark Teixeira and former NFL player Jay Feely sit down with Fox News primetime host Sean Hannity on the latest episode of the "Hang Out With Sean Hannity" podcast.
(Hang Out With Sean Hannity/Screengrab)Feely, who is now running for Congress as a Republican in Arizona's first congressional district, then pointed to former MLB great Mark Teixeira, who sat to his right."He said he would go to your show and watch it and see it and meet people and that's when we both started," he continued."And then we'd have a great steak," Teixeira chimed in, laughing.The New York Yankees legend is also making his bid for Congress, running to serve Texas' 21st congressional district as a Republican.EX-NFL STAR BACKED BY TRUMP WINS BATTLEGROUND STATE PRIMARY: 'TRUE AMERICA FIRST CONSERVATIVE'Jay Feely, former NFL kicker and Republican congressional candidate for Arizona, speaks to members of the media outside a polling location at Fountain Hills Community Center during a primary election in Fountain Hills, Arizona, U.S., on Tuesday, July 21, 2026.Arizona's primaries will provide an early test of how much President Trump's focus on debunked claims of 2020 election fraud motivates Republicans.
(Cassidy Araiza/Bloomberg via Getty Images)The duo became the latest guests on the fan-favorite podcast, starring the primetime Fox News host as he sits down for deep-dive discus...