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Matthew Stafford’s wife addresses Rams QB’s retirement talk with cryptic Instagram message

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Matthew Stafford and his wife Kelly are seen with their four daughters at the end of last season.

Matthew Stafford’s wife, Kelly, isn’t sure if the quarterback will continue playing after her Rams fell to the Eagles on Sunday night in the NFC divisional round.

The 36-year-old quarterback was noncommittal about his future after the 28-22 loss, and told reporters “would take some time to think about it.”

A day later, Kelly further fueled speculation that her husband might retire when she paid tribute to him on Instagram.

“There are not enough words to express how proud I am,” she said. saying. ‘I joke about us being old and tired, but I honestly would never get tired of seeing you out there or seeing our girls cheering on their dad. I wonder if this is the end or not… I guess we’ll find out.’

After the game, in which Stafford threw for 324 yards and two touchdowns, he was asked if he had any “good football left.”

“I’m sure you’d like it that way,” he said.

Meanwhile, Rams head coach Sean McVay declined to answer a question after the game about his quarterback’s future.

“I’m not really interested in talking about anything related to next year,” he said. via ESPN.

Matthew Stafford and his wife Kelly are seen with their four daughters at the end of last season.

Kelly was at Stafford's side after he helped the Rams book their berth in Super Bowl LVI.

Kelly was at Stafford’s side after he helped the Rams book their berth in Super Bowl LVI.

In the offseason, Stafford agreed to rework his deal with the Rams, waiving his guarantees for the 2025 season and essentially agreeing to a one-year, $40 million deal, as NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero reported at the time.

The Rams finished the regular season 10-7 after starting the season 1-4 and going without receivers Cooper Kupp and Puka Nacua for extended periods.

“I’m proud to be associated with this group… It was a great effort all year to get to this point,” Stafford said after the game.

“Any time you play like that… and come up short, it’s even harder.”

Last regular season, Stafford threw the fewest touchdown passes in a year in which he played at least 16 games (20).

However, he impressed in the postseason, totaling 533 yards and four touchdowns (against zero interceptions).

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