Why Kelly Stafford is against top prospects bringing ‘random’ dates to NFL draft

The commencement of nan 2025 NFL Draft connected Thursday had Kelly Stafford reflecting connected really immoderate apical prospects observe nan life-altering night.

When asked Thursday by her “Morning After” podcast co-host Hank Winchester if she was successful New York erstwhile hubby Matthew Stafford was drafted first wide by nan Lions successful 2009, Kelly said nary and offered her honorable return astir nan inclusion of important others connected draught night.

“I don’t spot why guys do it because, if they do get drafted, and you person each your family and you’re successful nan draft, and you person your woman and nan girlfriend’s successful nan draught pics, and past each of nan sudden, nan girlfriend’s gone. You don’t person draught pictures without a random girl, and I cognize she’s not random erstwhile you’re taking it, but she mightiness beryllium random eventually. Do you cognize what I mean? It’s a superior point to consider,” Kelly said connected nan latest section of their show.

The mother of four, who dated Stafford, 37, while they were astatine Georgia earlier tying nan knot successful 2015, likened nan business to bridal parties and whether nan partner of a related should beryllium included if they’re not engaged.

“It’s for illustration having your brother’s woman successful your wedding erstwhile they’re not engaged. And past each of nan sudden, do you cognize what I mean? You person each these photos pinch your family and nan brother’s woman — and not mine, because excavation [brother Chad Hall] sewage joined to [sister-in-law] Rose, truthful we were good. Like, what happens if Rose didn’t wed Chad, and she’s successful each my wedding photos,” Kelly said.

When Winchester circled backmost to Kelly, he wanted to explain that location were nary wounded feelings complete her not being by Stafford’s broadside astatine nan draught successful nan arena their speech sparked a fiery header from yours truly.

“I really didn’t understand nan business erstwhile he was going done it, but past arsenic I get older and I person daughters, I benignant of understand,” she said.

Stafford spent nan first 12 years of his profession successful Detroit earlier he was traded to Los Angeles in a blockbuster backmost swap successful January 2021 that sent Jared Goff to nan Lions.

The waste and acquisition worked retired good for some organizations, pinch Stafford winning his first Super Bowl successful his first play pinch nan Rams. The Lions, meanwhile, person transformed into an NFC powerhouse pinch nan QB-coach tandem of Goff and Dan Campbell.

Although Stafford was nan taxable of waste and acquisition rumors earlier this offseason, he and nan Rams re-upped their union and will tally it backmost for a 5th season.