Kelly Stafford is an American model and former cheerleader from Atlanta, United States of America. She is popularly acknowledged as the wife of American football quarterback Matthew Stafford. The pair have been together for over a decade and during that period they have welcomed four beautiful children.
Kelly made headlines in September 2021, after the NBC network zoomed in on another woman and misidentified her as Kelly Stafford. Though the mistake was not taken lightly by fans as they took to Twitter to criticize the network, Kelly made light of the situation. NBC later apologized for the mistake.
Her husband Matthew Stafford plays football for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League. He was the first overall pick selected by the Detroit Lions in the 2009 NFL Draft. Among many honors, Matthew was named the fourth quarterback in NFL history to throw for over 5,000 yards in a single season and was the fastest player to reach 40,000 career passing yards.
Profile summary of Kelly Stafford
- Full Name: Kelly Hall Stafford
- Date of Birth: August 5, 1989
- Place of Birth: Atlanta, United States of America
- Ethnicity: White
- Nationality: American
- Education: University of Georgia
- Profession: Podcaster, Model, and Housewife
- Net Worth: $2 million
- Height: 5 feet 5 inches (165 cm)
- Weight: 55 kg (121 lbs)
- Marital Status: Married
- Kelly Stafford’s Husband: John Matthew Stafford
- Siblings: Chandler Hall and Jennifer Hall
- Children: Chandler, Sawyer Stafford, Hunter Hope Stafford, and Tyler Stafford
- Instagram: @kbstafford89
Kelly Stafford is the Sister of former NFL Player Chandler Hall
Leslie Hall and Jack Hall welcomed Kelly Hall on August 5, 1989, in Atlanta, United States of America. Her father was a small entrepreneur in their native town. Kelly grew up adoring her parents who raised and supported her during hard times.
She was raised alongside her two older siblings Jennifer Hall and Chandler Hall. Her older brother Chandler is a former National Football League receiver who played for the Philadelphia Eagles, San Francisco 49ers, and Kansas City Chiefs. He retired as a player in 2013, and since 2017 he has been serving as the Buffalo Bills’ coach. He began as an offensive assistant and is now the team’s Wide Receivers coach.
She Played Basketball in High School and was a Cheerleader in College
Kelly grew up as a sports enthusiast, probably inspired by her brother. She reportedly played basketball while in high school. After she completed her high school education, she attended the University of Georgia where she joined the cheerleading squad and graduated in 2007.
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Kelly Stafford Met Matthew Stafford at the University of Georgia
Kelly Stafford’s love story with Matthew Stafford seems like a proper romantic escapade from literature. Her first meeting with Matthew was as a football player and a cheerleader. Interesting isn’t it? their love story seems to us like a teenage novel romance. The pair met while studying at the University of Georgia, at the time Matthew was the bulldogs starting quarterback while Kelly was a member of the football cheerleading squad.
The pair dated for eight years before the football quarterback finally popped the question. In 2014, Kelly and Matthew got engaged and held a bachelorette party in the Bahamas. The couple exchanged marriage vows in a lavish ceremony held at the Foundry at Puritan Mill, Atlanta, Georgia on 4th April 2015. The guests took home a designer pair of Nike shoes and Neon colored hat of their choice. After the wedding ceremony, the couple had a getaway honeymoon in New Zealand.
A year after, Kelly celebrated their first wedding anniversary with a sweet message:
“It’s been somewhat of a tough year when it comes to everything else besides this marriage. I might be kinda biased [ed], but I think we are pretty good at it! The laughter you bring me every day is such a blessing and I’m so lucky to have you to lean on. I can’t wait to see what the future holds for us. Cheers to one year with my best friend.”
After more than a decade together the couple is still going full speed ahead.
Kelly Stafford Shares Four Children with Matthew Stafford
Matthew and Kelly’s marriage has been blessed with twin daughters as well as two other little girls birthed separately. Though initially, Kelly had fertility struggles, and the couple used in-vitro fertilization to become pregnant with the twins in August 2016. Months later, the couple welcomed two twin girls named Chandler and Sawyer Stafford on March 31, 2017.
On August 16, 2018, the family grew bigger as the couple welcomed a baby girl named Hunter Hope Stafford who weighed in at 7 pounds and 4 ounces at the time of birth. Two years after, Kelly Stafford birthed their fourth child, a baby girl named Tyler Stafford on June 28, 2020. Tyler was born full-term but according to Kelly “her lungs needed some help.”
Tyler is most likely the last addition to the family, as Kelly confirmed “We are done after this. Stafford party of 6 will stay a party of 6.” Seems like Matthew Stafford got himself a cheerleading squad, throughout his recent season, the girls were seen in several pictures cheering on their father.
Kelly Stafford is a Brain Tumor Survivor
Throughout the years they have spent together, the lovely couple has undertaken some of life’s biggest challenges and blessing together. They welcomed four bundles of joy during this period and in April 2019, Kelly noticed she was having spells of Vertigo after which her husband advised her to go get checked.
On April 21, 2019, she underwent surgery for a brain tumor after being diagnosed with acoustic neuroma or vestibular schwannoma. Recalling her experience to ESPN, she said: “They were going to open up my head and there was a 50 percent chance I would lose my hearing. There was a chance I’d lose facial function. It was all really scary.”
All through her time in the hospital, Matthew urged her on and supported her recovery. On April 18, 2021, Kelly took to her social media to announce that she was “tumor-free, and in her interview with Good Morning America, she credited her husband for her recovery “I wouldn’t be here today, without him.” She further noted that her spouse had a big role in her cancer detection. “He was the one that encouraged me to go get checked and fought with me through that entire battle.”
She Hosts a Podcast called “The Morning After With Kelly Stafford”
As stated earlier, Kelly Stafford was part of the cheerleading squad during her college days. After her college education, she began studying nursing and passed her NCLEX test in 2014. She took to her social media page to announce that she was a Registered Nurse.
Later on, she worked as a model and was featured in several advertisements and magazines like the Dish Network Advertisement.
In September 2021 Kelly began a podcast, called “The Morning After With Kelly Stafford” where she discusses everything from her personal family life to celebs. On her podcast, she shares details about her marital relationship along with her mothering lifestyle. She detailed the “pretzel gate” incident that caused quite a stir in November.
Besides that, she is also involved in charitable works, in August 2020, she and her husband announced that they would be donating a total of $1.5 million to the University of Georgia. The UGA program aims at developing “an environment that will affect meaningful change in the areas of areas of diversity, inclusion, equity and social justice for all of the Association’s members, including student-athletes, coaches and staff.”
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The Infamous Pretzel Throwing Incident at a San Francisco 49ers Fan
On and off the field, Kelly has proved to be her husband’s biggest fan and cheerleader, she does not condone any type of jab at her husband. On more than one occasion, she has openly come out to defend her husband. One such occasion is when she was called out on Instagram for throwing a piece of a pretzel at a San Francisco 49ers fan for heckling her husband, sometime in November 2021.
Kelly apologized for her behavior on her podcast. She revealed she wouldn’t attend Rams’ away games, saying, “Being a professional athlete’s significant other, you don’t wave want to bring attention to yourself negatively. I f***ing lost it and here we are.”
Of course, Matthew does not seem to be unaware of the fact that Kelly is his biggest fan. At a press conference following his NFC Championship win, he said “I couldn’t have done it without her, She’s an unbelievable part of my life. She’s been through a lot with me, and we’ve leaned on each other at separate times to help ourselves get whatever we’re having to get through.”
In February 2022, Kelly made the news again, this time with her husband, Matthew. The pair received backlash for their reaction after photographer Kelly Smiley fell off the stage right in front of them while documenting the Los Angeles Rams celebration. The photographer suffered a fractured spine which resulted in her friends organizing a GoFundMe to fund her medical expenses.
This prompted the Staffords to step forward saying they will be covering all medical expenses for Smiley. The Staffords said “As we told Kelly, we will be covering all her hospital bills and replacing her cameras. We wish her a speedy recovery.”
What is Kelly Stafford’s Net Worth?
Kelly is reportedly worth $2 million while her husband has an enormous net worth of about $72.3 million from his career as a football quarterback. He is ranked #13 on the Forbes list of highest-paid athletes having made about $69.8 million from his career and $2.5 million from endorsement deals.
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