{"id":766962,"date":"2026-05-01T23:42:24","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T23:42:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/766962\/"},"modified":"2026-05-01T23:42:24","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T23:42:24","slug":"kelly-stafford-loathes-when-nfl-mvp-husband-is-called-this-name-highly-disrespectful","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/766962\/","title":{"rendered":"Kelly Stafford loathes when NFL MVP husband is called this name: \u2018Highly disrespectful\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

Kelly Stafford made one thing abundantly clear this week: She despises when people shorten her husband\u2019s name.<\/p>\n

In a Thursday night Instagram post, Matthew Stafford<\/a>\u2018s wife let be it known loud and clear that the Rams star quarterback<\/a>\u2018s name is not \u201cMatt.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Kelly<\/p>\n

Kelly Stafford revealed on Thursday she loathes when people call her husband \u201cMatt.\u201d Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

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\u201cWhen people don\u2019t know him, they call him Matt,\u201d Kelly wrote on her Stories. \u201cWhat gets me is that he\u2019s been playing in the league now for close to two decades and people who have jobs reporting on it, still call him Matt.<\/p>\n

\u201cI find it highly disrespectful, but honestly kinda goes along with Matthew\u2019s whole career.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Fans<\/p>\n

Fans and media members have called Matthew Stafford \u201cMatt\u201d throughout his time in the NFL. IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect<\/p>\n

Matthew broke into the NFL in 2009 after the Lions selected him with the No. 1 overall pick, and throughout his time in the league, \u201cMatt\u201d and \u201cMatthew\u201d appeared to be interchangeable.<\/p>\n

After all, signal-callers like Michael \u201cMike\u201d Vick and Patrick \u201cPat\u201d Mahomes have had no issues with the shortening.<\/p>\n

But Kelly\u2019s obviously hoping that trend stops now.<\/p>\n

\"Kelly<\/p>\n

Kelly and Matthew Stafford share four daughters together. Getty Images<\/p>\n

It\u2019s not the only surprise Kelly shared during an Instagram QandA with her followers \u2014 she also revealed she had to stop recording her podcast<\/a> last year because it was filling her with angst.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat I don\u2019t miss is the anxiety I used to get the night before every episode was released wondering what headline was going to be created from the episode,\u201d Kelly said. \u201cIt just felt like my name was in the headlines every week and that is not what I wanted this podcast for. So that is a big reason why I took a break. I needed a mental break.\u201d<\/p>\n

She did, however, leave the door open for a return \u2014 and given all the insight she doled out on her and her hubby\u2019s life on social media this week, it\u2019s hard to imagine it wouldn\u2019t be a popular listen once again.<\/p>\n