Matthew Stafford’s wife, Kelly Stafford, set the record for the NBC woman incorrectly identified as she at the opening of the Rams season against the Bears on Sunday.
In the premiere episode of her new podcast, “The Morning After,” Kelly jokingly introduced her “high school best friend” Ali Chapas as Stafford’s “second wife.”
During the Rams’ 34-14 victory over the Bears, NBC showed Chapas on the show, while sitting next to Kelly, and mistakenly identified her as Stafford’s wife. Subsequently, the network corrected its error.
“I’m going to bring some friends. One is actually Matthew’s No. 2 wife, “Kelly said on her podcast.” If you were tuning in [to the game] then you will know. She will come with her husband. ”
Chapas is married to Stafford University’s best friend, former NFL pro Shaun Chapas, senior director of football program development at the University of Georgia.
After acknowledging his viral wife’s exchange, Kelly rushed over her husband’s Rams debut, in which the quarterback finished 20 of 26 for 321 yards, three touchdowns and the best score for the 156.1 run. .
“Matthew had an impressive game and it seemed like he was having a great time. I hadn’t seen that side of Matthew on the football field in a long time, ”Kelly admitted, noting Stafford’s previous 12 seasons with the Lions before being traded to Los Angeles this offseason.
“This is the first time Matthew has done this … He grabbed the game ball and walked into the tunnel and looked at our suite and gave us a big smile with both hands in the air … I went it looks like my husband had renewed his love for the sport again. “
In January, the Lions sent Stafford to the Rams in a blockbuster for quarterback Jared Goff, two first-round picks and a third-round pick. Stafford, the first overall pick in the 2009 NFL Draft, threw 4,084 yards with 26 touchdowns and 10 interceptions in Detroit (5-11) last season.
“Everyone who was sitting in this suite had spent twelve years in Michigan, they came to the games when there was no chance in the playoffs, we were losing … So the amount of emotions that went on after that game. “He just deserves it,” Kelly said. “The epitome of an amazing football player, but also of an amazing teammate, the face of the franchise, he does everything right … He’s really just a good man.”
The Rams visit the Colts in Week 2 on Sunday.