NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 01: Arizona Cardinals placekicker Jay Feely attends the 3rd Annual NFL Honors at Radio City Music Hall on February 1, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Slaven Vlasic/Getty Images)
TAMPA — He neither shanked his response with diplomacy nor muffed it with double talk.
When Jay Feely was asked Tuesday about the prudence of drafting a kicker early, the former NFL journeyman, who kicked for seven teams over parts of 14 seasons, opted for a straight-ahead style.
"I would never draft a kicker in the first three rounds," the Jesuit High alumnus, who was not drafted coming out of Michigan, said on the Arizona-based Burns & Gambo sports radio show.