Matthew Stafford NFL Quarterback -

Born February 7, 1988 in Tampa, Florida, USA

Birth Name John Matthew Stafford

Height 6' 2½" (1.89 m)

Mini Bio (1) Matthew Stafford was born on February 7, 1988 in Tampa, Florida, USA as John Matthew Stafford. He is an actor, known for Ron's Gone Wrong (2021), NFL Monday Night Football (1970) and The NFL on CBS (1956). He has been married to Kelly Hall since April 4, 2015. They have four children.

Spouse Kelly Hall (4 April 2015 - present) 4 children

QB picked by the Detroit Lions #1 overall in the 2009 NFL Draft out of the University of Georgia.

Cousin of Kirsten Storms and Gretchen Storms.

Detroit, Michigan [May 2009]

[November 6, 2016] Announced He and wife Kelly are expecting indectical twins girls in 2017.

Went to high school with Jordan Walden and Clayton Kershaw.

John Matthew Stafford (born February 7, 1988) is an American football quarterback for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL). He was raised in Highland Park, Texas, where he attended Highland Park High School. He then attended the University of Georgia, where he played for the Bulldogs from 2006 to 2008 before being drafted by the Detroit Lions first overall in the 2009 NFL Draft.

Stafford was the fourth quarterback in NFL history to throw for over 5,000 yards in a single season, being one of three players to do it in 2011, and was the fastest player in NFL history to reach 40,000 yards in (147 games). Stafford also holds the NFL record for the most comeback wins in a season, recording eight in the 2016 NFL season. Stafford ranks in the top 20 all-time in pass attempts, completions, passing yards, and passing touchdowns, and ranks third all-time in passing yards per game. In 2017, he signed a $135-million contract extension with the Lions, making him the highest-paid player in NFL history at the time. In 2021, He was traded to the Rams in exchange for quarterback Jared Goff and draft compensation.

Personal life At Georgia, Stafford met cheerleader Kelly Hall, the sister of former NFL player and current Buffalo Bills wide receivers coach Chad Hall. They were married on April 4, 2015, and have four daughters. In April 2019, Kelly Stafford revealed on Instagram that she had a brain tumor. She underwent a 12-hour surgery on April 21. Stafford took time off from being with the Lions, as training camp started up shortly after Kelly's surgery.

In 2015 Stafford donated $1 million to the S.A.Y. Detroit Play Center. In 2018, Stafford was the Lions' Walter Payton Man of the Year nominee.