The Steelers may have to order a new pair of receivers gloves if Jay Feely makes the team. Yes, Feely is a kicker. Pittsburgh Sporting News can confirm that the Steelers intend to bring in the 39-year-old glove-wearing, veteran kicker for a tryout after starting kicker Shaun Suisham was ruled out for the season with a torn ACL.
NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport was first on the report.
The 14-year veteran has played for for six different teams, most notably in Arizona as the kicker for the Cardinals. Feely was out of football for the majority of the 2014-2015 season until the Chicago Bears brought him along for four games last year. He was 3-4 with Chicago.
Feely’s best kicking season came in 2007 when he finished 21-23 for a 91.3 field goal percentage.
Feely, who booted a 61-yard field goal in 2012, will be joined by Garrett Hartley and Alex Henery for competition for the job, according to Rapoport’s report.
#Steelers kicker workouts tomorrow now Shaun Suisham is done for the season: Jay Feely, Alex Henery, and Garrett Hartley, at least.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) August 10, 2015
Hartley played in two games last year for the Browns, but spent his previous five years in the league with the New Orleans Saints. Henery spent three seasons with the Philadelphia Eagles before appearing in two games with the Detroit Lions last year.
