Kelly Stafford said Thursday that she was relieved after Los Angeles Rams Agreed to a restructured contract with Super Bowl -Master Matthew Stafford last week, but for Kelly it was not always smooth sailing in Stafford house level.
During the latest episode of her podcast “The morning after,” Kelly, along with her husband to discuss his new contract, which did not extend his time with Rams beyond his original expansion, but it raised his wages significantly across his last two seasons.
Matthew Stafford, #9 of Los Angeles Rams, and his wife Kelly Stafford looks at ahead of the game between Atlanta Braves and Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium on Sunday 3rd September 2023 in Los Angeles. (Michael Owens/MLB photos via Getty Images)
Kelly, who previously discussed speculation about a potential trade, said she was happy to be told that Stafford would be left with Rams.
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“Holy’s — am I so glad we’re here,” she said on Thursday.
“He is very good at dividing everything,” Kelly said of her husband. “Me on the other side when he says you think of the uncertainty all the time, you get crazy-I got crazy I went so crazy.”
After the end of the 2024 season, speculation began to build around Staffford’s future with Rams. The original reports indicated that the team was hesitant to renegotiate the four -year -old, $ 160 million contract extension, which he signed in 2022.
Los Angeles Rams Quarterback Matthew Stafford, #9, responds after tossing a touchdown pass during a NFL football match against the New York Jets on Sunday, December 22, 2024 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)
The team has even allowed it Stafford to shopping its value around the league.
Rams, Matthew Stafford reaches agreement to hold quarterback in Los Angeles
Last Friday, however, the team announced that both sides had agreed to a restructured agreement. The details of the agreement have not yet been revealed, but head coach Sean McVay clarified that the agreement did not add extra year to the contract, which will hold Stafford in Los Angeles through the 2026 season.
“I give him so much credit in it,” Kelly said of McVay’s transparency with Stafford. “I just felt he wanted to make sure all was good for everyone and I was grateful for that.”
“I know that all you want to do is play for [McVay] also. I think the uncertainty killed me in many ways, but at the end of the day what I want what is best for you. “
Los Angeles Rams Quarterback Matthew Stafford, #9, celebrates with wife Kelly after defeating San Francisco 49ers in the NFC Championship Game at Sofi Stadium on January 30, 2022. (Gary A. Vasquez-usa Today Sports)
“That’s where we both wanted to be and I’m just glad he gets the game for the team and the coach with whom he wants to end his career,” she added later.
Stafford passed 3,762 yards and 20 touchdowns last season for Rams, who went 10-7 and won NFC West before reaching the divisional round in the playoffs before suffering a loss for any Super Bowl masters.
In the midst of the contract negotiations, New York Giants was floated as a potential trading partner.
