The Los Angeles Rams could add another playmaker before the 2026 trade deadline to help Matthew Stafford. GettyKelly Stafford, the wife of former Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford, has revealed some personal news. GettyMatthew Stafford, the player, is well-known, with the Los Angeles Rams star coming off an MVP-winning season. Stafford, the teammate, is less frequently discussed, though the way those who have played with him rave about him speaks volumes.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementSome of his acts have created memories that will last for a lifetime.Former Detroit Lions teammate and current Washington Commanders offensive coordinator David Blough shared a story about one such instance.Matthew Stafford, Los Angeles RamsGettyMatthew Stafford made a strong impression on Washington Commanders OC David Blough.The Lions acquired Blough in a trade with the Cleveland Browns in 2019, when the now-coach was a rookie out of Purdue. Stafford, just two years away from his trade to the Rams, was already an 11th-year veteran with a Pro Bowl under his belt.Blough went on to play two more seasons in Detroit, departing after the 2021 season–in which Stafford and the Rams won the Super Bowl–to join the Arizona Cardinals.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementBlough noted how much of an example Stafford set for him that first season.“That 2019 season, I went from Cleveland–Freddy Kitchens is the head coach–to Detroit, with Matt Patricia as the head coach. And it was a different culture, different organization. I had to kind of learn the ropes,” Blough told Ari Meirov on “NFL Spotlight” on July 14.“I think, probably, the biggest beneficiary I walked into in Detroit was that Matthew Stafford was a starting quarterback, and I got to see how he operated. And I’m sure everybody, who you’ve ever talked to who has encountered him would say the same thing, just about his professionalism. How he handles being a quarterback in the NFL. So for me, I got, shoot, call it 12 weeks of watching him operate before my opportunity came.”Blough returned to Detroit for the 2023 season, and he is now heading into his second season as the Commanders’ OC.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementNotably, Stafford and the Rams will visit Blough’s Commanders in Week 9 this season.Former Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew StaffordGettyMatthew Stafford once took it upon himself to reunite David Blough and his wife, Melissa Blough.Stafford’s hospitality went beyond the game of football for Blough, though. The coach also cited a moment that speaks to the Rams star’s compassion. Stafford, family-oriented as he is, did not stand by as logistics kept Blough from his wife.Blough’s wife, Melissa Blough, was competing internationally during the 2019 season, and it had been some time since they saw one another.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementAs the Rams’ bye week (Week 5 that season) approached, Stafford stepped in.“Our bye week was after Wee
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