Former NFL kicker Feely calls prom photo with gun 'a joke'

Former NFL kicker Jay Feely is defending himself on Sunday over a photo he tweeted on Saturday night that featured him holding a gun standing with his daughter and her prom date.

Feely says the tweet "was obviously intended to be a joke."

"Wishing my beautiful daughter and her date a great time at prom #BadBoys," read the original tweet, with a photo of Feely, gun held low at his side, as he stood with his daughter's boyfriend on one side and his daughter smiling up at him from the other.

On Sunday, he responded to criticism of the photo.

"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," Feely tweeted.

Feely played for six teams over 14 seasons and currently works for the CBS Sports Network. He last played for the Chicago Bears in 2014.

--Field Level Media