Former NFL kicker Jay Feely, who played for the Falcons, Giants, Dolphins, Chiefs, Jets, Cardinals and Bears during his career, posted a picture of himself holding a gun while standing next to his daughter and her prom date.
Wishing my beautiful daughter and her date a great time at prom #BadBoys pic.twitter.com/T5JRZQYq9e
— Jay Feely (@jayfeely) April 22, 2018
Not everyone was a fan of Feely’s dad joke. There were plenty of humorless folks on Twitter that made sure he knew it.
https://twitter.com/ourdailyquest/status/987895488241422336
Let's see…Daddy poses for a photo by standing between daughter and her date, while holding a hand gun!? The clear message is what? That you own a gun? You make a strong case that MANY GUN OWNERS SHOULD NOT OWN A GUN!! Totally irresponsible.
— Wayenin (@WeCU12) April 22, 2018
He is also apparently sending a message that he owns his daughter, and this kid better not trespass on his "property".
— Anita Napp (@Anita_Nappzz) April 22, 2018
https://twitter.com/anthonytx42/status/987871455919656961https://twitter.com/bourgeoisalien/status/988078963271655425
All of the Twitter outrage forced Feely to issue an apology, but he didn’t remove the picture. As he points out in his apology, it’s a joke people.
The prom picture I posted was obviously intended to be a joke. My Daughter has dated her boyfriend for over a year and they knew I was joking.
I take gun safety seriously (the gun was not loaded and had no clip in) and I did not intend to be insensitive to that important issue— Jay Feely (@jayfeely) April 22, 2018
