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Kelly Stafford, the wife of NFL star Matthew Stafford, has apologized to the quarterback's former teammate after he was caught up in a 'storm' over her dating life at college.
Kelly recently revealed that she dated her husband's college back-up - just to make him jealous.
The Los Angeles Rams star played college football for the Georgia Bulldogs between 2006 and 2008. His future wife - then known as Kelly Hall - was a cheerleader for the Athens-based team around the same time.
Joe Cox was among the other quarterbacks on the team at that time but Stafford has apologized to his family and insisted he had 'zero involvement' in the saga.
'To this beautiful fam... I am sorry for the media storm that happened last week that made its way into your lives,' she wrote.
Kelly Stafford posted an image of 'beautiful fam' of Joe Cox, Matthew's former college rival
Kelly previously went on a podcast and admitted she dated a rival - but says it wasn't Cox
Stafford's admission caused fury, and she has apologized to Cox's family in a groveling post
Kelly Stafford took to Instagram and insisted she wouldn't change the past
'You had ZERO involvement in what I spoke about and in fact it was y'alls relationship in college that I looked up to and wanted for me and Matthew.
'You were the couple that everyone thinks Matthew and I was.. y'all were the UGA QB and cheerleader that met and never let go. I love y'all.'
In a follow-up post, she added: 'If it didn't affect others, I wouldn't even address it because it was so comical the way things were twisted.
'It was 16 years ago and if you asked both Matthew and I if we would change anything we did back then... nope.
'But we appreciate the laughs.'
On the Off The Vine podcast appearance that sparked a huge reaction, Kelly had revealed: 'It wasn't that cute of a relationship at first - I hated him, I loved him. I dated the back-up (quarterback) to p** him off - which worked.'
The Staffords - now happily married - endured a difficult start to their relationship at college
Joe Cox (L) and Joe Tereshinski (R) were back-up quarterbacks at Georgia while Stafford was the starter, but the identity of the mystery player has still not been revealed
She added: 'He was the bad boy, too. Matthew is so sweet - a southern gentleman, all that stuff. And the back up was the complete opposite and it upset him.'
After the release, fans speculated over whether Cox or Joe Tereshinski III was the QB Kelly had hinted at, but it now appears Cox has been ruled out.
On the podcast, Kelly also revealed her new relationship drove Stafford to confront her and warn her off his teammate.
'They lived in the same dorm because athletes lived in the same dorm - and he would see my car there,' she continued.
'So at one point, he waited and followed me out and got in my car. And wouldn't get out. I was like: "This is amazing, it's working!"'
The couple are now happily married and they have four young daughters together
Now the pair have been together for over 10 years and have four children
After she told him to get out of her car, Stafford replied: 'He's not right for you'. To which Kelly replied: 'You can't tell me that!'
Stafford then went on to be No. 1 overall pick in the 2009 NFL Draft, coming out of college as the most highly-touted prospect in years.
He was drafted by the Detroit Lions, where he spent 11 years, before heading to the Los Angeles Rams in 2011.
He then won the Super Bowl in his first season on the west coast, helping the Rams to a 23-20 win over the Cincinnati Bengals at SoFi Stadium.
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