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Kelly Stafford Apologizes to Matthew's Former Backup QB for Dating Story

Kelly Stafford denied that she dated Matthew Stafford’s collegiate teammate Joe Cox in college to make her now-husband jealous

“To this beautiful fam … I am sorry for the media story that happened last week that made its way into your lives,” Kelly, 35, wrote via Instagram on Tuesday, June 25, denying Cox was the backup quarterback she romanced to make Matthew, 36, jealous. “You were the couple that everyone thinks Matthew and I was [and] y’all were the UGA QB and cheerleader that met and never let go,” Kelly added on Tuesday, sharing a pic of Cox, his wife and their three children. During Kelly’s appearance on Kaitlyn Bristowe’s “Off the Vine” podcast earlier this month, she revealed that it wasn’t “cute” casually dating Matthew in college when she wanted to be in a monogamous relationship.

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