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Matthew Stafford And Wife Kelly Stafford Are Devastated After Going Through The Loss Of This Family Member

Published 04/26/2022, 4:30 PM EDT

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Matthew Stafford, the quarterback of the Los Angeles Rams, was traded to the Rams from Detroit Lions last season. In his first-ever season in LA, he led his team to a Super Bowl triumph.

He previously played for the Detroit Lions. Unsurprisingly, not many people regarded him as one of the top quarterbacks in the league as he was playing in Detroit. However, people who followed him closely knew about his abilities. Furthermore, Stafford didn’t disappoint them when he got his big chance in LA, as he delivered the Super Bowl in his first shot at it.

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Matthew Stafford‘s family has played an important role throughout his career. Unfortunately, one important member of Stafford’s family passed away recently. It was their family dog who was named Marley.

Kelly Stafford, the wife of Matthew Stafford, posts emotional goodbye

Matthew Stafford and Kelly Stafford together are the parents of four beautiful daughters. However, Marley their family dog has been with the couple way before the birth of their first daughter. Marley had been with the Stafford family for 13 years. The dog was present with both Matthew and Kelly in both ups and downs of their life.

Kelly said, “I woke up this morning without a face in front of me that I’ve been used to waking up to for the past 13 years,” She added, “Marley was my first baby, my first baby girl. When Matthew left for the nfl, I found her and she immediately filled Matthew’s side of the bed.”

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Marley was a very important member of the Stafford family, as all four daughters of Matthew and Kelly grew up with the dog. The absence of the dog will be heavily felt by the whole family.

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Kelly Stafford shares pictures of Marley

Even though Matthew Stafford doesn’t use any forms of social media, her wife posted his photos with their family dog. Kelly posted multiple photos of Matthew with Marley. Notably, the dog was beside the couple for such a long time, that they have experienced everything in their life with Marley beside them.

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Marley will be thoroughly missed by the Stafford family, and may God give them the strength to overcome this huge loss.

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Abhimanyu Chaudhary is an NFL author at EssentiallySports. He is currently pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration at Sharda University. Abhimanyu has been a life-long fan of the Los Angeles Lakers and Liverpool FC.
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Deepika Bhaduri