Kelly Stafford, wife of Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford, made a reflective post on Instagram after her husband’s team lost to the Philadelphia Eagles in the divisional round on Sunday night.
And as her husband finished his 16th NFL season, thoughts of retirement came naturally into the caption.
Kelly hopes Matthew doesn’t retire from the game he loves as she said she could “never get tired” of watching him perform every week during the season.
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Kelly Stafford, wife of Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford (not pictured), plays with their daughters in the confetti as they celebrate winning Super Bowl LVI on Feb. 13, 2022. (Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports)
“There are not enough words to express how proud I am,” Kelly wrote in the caption of her post, which included photos of her husband and family. “I joke that we’re old and tired, but honestly, I could never get tired of seeing you out there or seeing our girls cheering on their daddy.”
However, Kelly left some thoughts for Rams fans out there as it appears her husband may be considering hanging up his cleats.
“I wonder if this is the end or not… guess we’ll find out,” she wrote.
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Matthew Stafford, who turns 37 next month, said after the 28-22 loss to the Eagles that he will “take some time to think about it” in terms of his career.
“I feel like I played a pretty good ball,” he said, via the New York Post .
Stafford’s fourth year with the Rams ended with a playoff performance in which a potential game-winning drive ended in a 4th-and-long incompletion to his favorite target, sophomore receiver Puka Nacua, on an overturned ball to the boundary.
Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford kisses his wife, Kelly, after winning Super Bowl LVI on Feb. 13, 2022. (FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images)
Stafford went 26-of-44 for 324 yards with two touchdowns in snowy conditions at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia and was sacked five times by the Eagles’ defense, including Jalen Carter’s critical 3rd-and-2 red-zone takedown before the final completion.
But as Stafford mentioned, he can still sling the pigskin and throw for 3,762 yards with 20 touchdowns and eight interceptions on a 65.8% completion rate over 16 games this season. He went 10-6 in those contests to give the Rams the NFC West title and another playoff berth with him at the helm.
Stafford was the first overall pick in the 2009 NFL Draft by the Detroit Lions, and while he desperately wanted to win a Super Bowl for the Motor City, he found out that the Vince Lombardi Trophy in his first season with the Rams in 2021.
He was famously traded to the Rams from the Lions, who received Jared Goff in January 2021, changing both franchises. While the Lions got their new franchise quarterback to build around, the Rams used veteran Stafford and their own weapons to make a Super Bowl run that ended with them hoisting the trophy in their own SoFi Stadium over the Cincinnati Bengals.
Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford speaks at a press conference after the game against the Philadelphia Eagles in Inglewood, Calif., on Nov. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
Stafford is currently under contract for the next two seasons, and head coach Sean McVay and the rest of the organization certainly want him to see it through.
But as his wife said, we’ll find out what’s in store for Stafford’s NFL career later this offseason.
