Career
An undrafted free agent, he first signed with the Carolina Panthers in 2013. Carolina Panthers
Gay signed with the Carolina Panthers as an undrafted free agent. He was released on August 24, 2013.
New York Giants
Gay was signed by the New York Giants.
Gay was released on May 12, 2014. Second stint with the Carolina Panthers
Gay was signed by the Panthers for the second time on May 19, 2014.
He was released on August 24, 2014. Buffalo Bills
On August 26, 2014, Gay was claimed off waivers by the Buffalo Bills.
Although nominally listed as a punter, Gay was primarily signed as a kickoff specialist.
Colton Schmidt was signed to handle punting duties, though Gay was listed on the depth chart as the backup punter and holder behind Schmidt as well as backup kicker behind Dan Carpenter. Gay, along with Brandon McManus were the only primary kickoff specialists in the NFL in 2014. Gay began the 2015 preseason as the Bills" starting kicker after Carpenter was placed on the non-football injury list.
Gay was released by the Bills on October 7, 2015 to clear a roster spot for Billy Cundiff.
He was re-signed on October 23, 2015.
