Los Angeles Rams football star Matthew Stafford’s spouse, Kelly Stafford, has stirred up some disdain among NFL supporters. Kelly, who began dating Matthew back in their university days at the University of Georgia, disclosed an interesting detail about the early phase of their relationship. During an episode of the “Off The Vine with Kaitlyn Bristowe Podcast,” Kelly admitted to pursuing Matthew’s college football teammate to irk him. Her strategy of dating the backup quarterback to incite jealousy in Matthew seemed to have worked, paving the way for their eventual marriage. Nevertheless, this revelation has not sat well with fans.
@offthevinepodcast Well… It worked Tune in to hear how Kelly shares dating the back-up QB made @matthewstafford come running back! SPOILER ALERT: they’re married now!! #football #datinglife #podcastclips @kaitlynbristowe @kellyandhank
While Kelly did not disclose the identity of the backup quarterback, fans were quick to investigate and speculate. Despite various names being thrown around, the consensus seemed to point towards Joe Cox, a current college football coach with a family. Kelly, however, clarified via Instagram that social media had wrongly identified the individual and expressed apologies for the unintended consequences caused to Cox and his family due to the media storm surrounding the situation.