Kelly Stafford posted a video on Instagram on Thursday night showing her and her daughters being booed as they walked onto the Ford Field sideline last Sunday.
Stafford, the wife of Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford, called out the fans who booed her children before Detroit’s 24-23 win in the wild-card round earlier in the week.
She indicated in her Instagram Story that some have questioned her “integrity” about the claims, and she used the video to defend herself.
“I didn’t know if I should post this video or not because I truly don’t wanna dwell on what happened. This was our experience on the field,” Stafford said in the video. “I know you are booing me, but my kids don’t know the difference even if I try to explain it to them.
“The whole scenario is hard to accept, but not as hard as the questioning of my integrity, it happened, own it, and let’s move on.”
The video shows Stafford walking onto the field with her daughters, seemingly holding hands with at least one, and some fans boo.
Stafford looks toward the crowd and says “thank you” before the video pauses.
Sunday marked the Stafford family’s first game back in Detroit since the 2021 blockbuster that sent Matthew to the Rams for Lions quarterback Jared Goff, plus picks.
Kelly, in response to a follower who said “f them” toward booing Detroit fans, revealed in her Instagram Story that her children were booed.
“It’s sports. The city wants to win. Everything is fair game … Except the fans who booed my children,” Kelly wrote. “Other than that, l loved the atmosphere and the booing just gave my husband more fire.”
Later, in her “The Morning After” podcast, Kelly said the booing made her five-year-old daughter Hunter cry. The couple also has three-year-old Tyler and six-year-old twins Sawyer and Chandler.
“My girls and I are not playing the game,” Kelly said. “My girls are not getting booed, I am, and I can handle it, but when I have my girls next to me there is something to be said, like, maybe not.
“Hunter was in tears. I go, ‘Guys they’re not booing you, they’re booing mommy … They want their Lions to win.’
“Sawyer looked at me and goes, “Well, we’re not playing the sport,” and I said, ‘That is very true Sawyer, but mommy’s been involved with a lot of things here and that’s what they’re booing.”
Thursday’s post seemingly was Kelly’s response to those who questioned the validity of her claims about her daughters being booed.
