Stafford's wife regrets podcast comments: 'I put my foot in my mouth'

Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford's wife regrets publicly airing her husband's struggles to relate to his teammates.

"I spoke on a topic that I think, it's relatable, to the fact that it's hard to relate to someone who is ten years younger than you," Kelly Stafford said in an interview with Detroit Local 4's Christy McDonald. "And I do think that's entirely true. But I'm not in an NFL locker room. I'm not spending every day with these teammates.

"I say all the time, probably not the best if your wife's name is in the media if it's talking about sports. I felt pretty bad last week. I put my foot in my mouth pretty good last week."

Kelly made headlines after she revealed on a recent episode of the "The Morning After With Kelly Stafford" podcast that her husband is having difficulty connecting with his younger teammates. She added that Matthew misses the days when teammates played games together in the locker room and believes the younger Rams players are too focused on their phones.

The 35-year-old star is among a few players over 30 on Los Angeles' roster to begin the season. Aaron Donald, Cooper Kupp, and Tyler Higbee are also on that list.

Matthew has yet to address his wife's comments publicly.

However, Rams head coach Sean McVay said Tuesday that he wasn't concerned with Kelly's remarks, believing them to be a joke at his signal-caller's expense.

"And I know Kelly well enough to know that she was probably taking a good old rib at the old man as her husband's getting older playing, but this guy's done a phenomenal job, and I know how much he loves his teammates and how much they love him," Pro Football Talk's Mike Florio.

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