Kelly Stafford, the wife of the Los Angeles Rams quarterback, is opening up about one of her daughters’ behavioral problems.
The former University of Georgia cheerleader and her husband, Matthew Stafford, live in Southern California with their four girls. Matthew and Kelly have four daughters – twins Sawyer and Chandler, Hunter and Tyler. Kelly Stafford, who co-hosts her own podcast, “The Morning After” with Hank Winchester, recently opened up about one of her daughters and her behaviorial issues.
Kelly Stafford did not name her daughter, but she said she has really been “struggling with” her lately.
INGLEWOOD, CA – FEBRUARY 13: Los Angeles Rams Quarterback Matthew Stafford (9) celebrates with his wife Kelly Hall after the Los Angeles Rams defeated the Cincinnati Bengals 23-20 in Super Bowl LVI on February 13, 2022, at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, CA. (Photo by Brian Rothmuller/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)Getty
Kelly Stafford opened up about what things have been like on her podcast.
“One of my daughters I have been very, very much struggling with. Matthew as well. She has become a little girl that I don’t recognize. Right now, I’m trying to be mild with it,” Kelly explained.
It’s been an issue in youth sports, too.
Kelly Stafford added that her daughter’s issues have “trickled into” her sports, as she’s been “disrespecting coaches and not listening, giving attitude, walking away while they’re talking to her.”
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Kelly Stafford said that she told her daughter who has been misbehaving on the morning of a family cookout that she wouldn’t be invited if she didn’t behave properly. She then overheard a discussion the daughter was having with one of her siblings.
“Tyler looks at her and said, ‘Wow, you look really pretty in that outfit.’ So sweet. “And [my other daughter] turned to her, and she looked her up and down, I watched her, and she goes, ‘You look gross,’” Kelly said.
Kelly Stafford said that she’s trying everything, including having her daughter walk to and from school – 30 minutes both ways.
“I’m like, ‘I have tried everything. I have tried sitting near your room. I’ve tried taking things away. I have tried just talking to you like a young woman that you are. Nothing is working. I’m exhausted.’ And I told her, ‘It’s not fair to your sisters that all of my energy right now is going to you every day because you are acting up,’” she continued. “‘You are causing issues. I don’t know if it’s for attention. Tell me, do you need more from me?’”
Her daughter seemingly addressed the issues: “I don’t know why I’m so bad.”
Ultimately, though, behavioral issues have continued. She at one point had to force her daughter to walk home from school.
“I cried the entire (expletive) time she was walking home. Yeah. And my daughters cried when I left her, but I was like, I don’t know what to do,” she said, becoming emotional. “And I don’t know if it’s because I also have comparisons of girls who are so sweet and kind and do the right things and try to at least. And I know that everyone’s like, ‘Oh, well, one’s gonna rebel. You’re gonna have that one child that goes off the tracks.’ … One, I don’t believe that. And two, I don’t want that to happen.”
Kelly Stafford opened up on Sunday, saying she appreciates all the advice she has received.
“I greatly appreciate all the advice,” she said.
“I am looking into all of it. I want to make sure this is just a phase and nothing more. Thank you for all the support.”
This story was originally reported by The Spun on Aug 31, 2025, where it first appeared in the NFL section. Add The Spun as a Preferred Source by clicking here.