Matthew Stafford’s Wife Apologizes to Ex-Georgia QB for Viral Relationship Story

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Matthew Stafford's wife, Kelly Stafford, went viral last week when she told a story on a podcast about how she dated Stafford's backup at Georgia to make him mad during their college days.
This week Kelly Stafford offered an apology to Joe Cox, the former QB, and his family, saying she was sorry for the media storm they were subjected to after she shared the very personal story.
In case you missed it, here is Kelly Stafford telling the tale about the brief relationship she had with her now husband's ex-teammate and how it made him mad at the time and eventually led to them getting back together:
TRENDING: #Rams Matthew Stafford’s wife, Kelly says she slept with his backup quarterback at Georgia to make Matthew jealous
— MLFootball (@_MLFootball) June 20, 2024
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Here's her apology, which she shared on Instagram:
“To this beautiful fam…I’m sorry for the media storm that happened last week that made its way into your lives. You had ZERO involvement in what I spoke about and in fact it was was ya’lls relationship in college that I looked up to and wanted for me and Matthew. You were the couple that everyone things Matthew and I was.. y'all were the UGA QB and cheerleader that met and never let go. I love y'all."

The two families must be happy to now have this story behind them.

Andy Nesbitt is the assistant managing editor of audience engagement at Sports Illustrated. He works closely with the Breaking and Trending News team to shape SI’s daily coverage across all sports. A 20-year veteran of the sports media business, he has worked for Fox Sports, For the Win, The Boston Globe and NBC Sports, having joined SI in February 2023. Nesbitt is a golf fanatic who desperately wants to see the Super Bowl played on a Saturday night.
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