Kelly Stafford rips NFL fans for cheering during player injuries: ‘This is their livelihood’
Cleveland Browns fans came under scrutiny this week after quarterback Deshaun Watson suffered a ruptured Achilles tendon in a game against the Cincinnati Bengals last month.
The incident, which was criticized by Browns players, was brought up again this week by Kelly Stafford, the wife of Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford, after she said some Minnesota Vikings celebrated the injury of one of their own players in last week’s game.
Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson, #4, is carted off the field after being injured in the first half of an NFL football game against the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday, Oct. 20, 2024 in Cleveland. (AP Photo/David Richard)
During her latest episode of the “Timeout” podcast, Stafford took aim at NFL fans for the poor display of sportsmanship.
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“Speaking of injuries, we had one go down – and this goes with the Deshaun Watson situation – as he went down, fans cheering during injuries. It’s just – it’s enough. And I’m not going to sit here and rail on fans because you guys are also the reason that they get to play the sport they love, but I do think there’s some sort of line that is getting crossed that should never be crossed.”
She continued, “And that is cheering when your players or when other team’s players go down. These are people who have families. This is their livelihood so to cheer as you watch their kind of dreams crumble, I’m not really a fan of that.”
Matthew Stafford, #9 of the Los Angeles Rams, and his wife Kelly Stafford look on prior to the game between the Atlanta Braves and the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium on Sunday, Sept. 3, 2023 in Los Angeles. (Michael Owens/MLB Photos via Getty Images)
Stafford did not elaborate on which player was injured, but she said some fans began doing the Vikings Skol chant at the time.
“It just shouldn’t happen. It really just shouldn’t happen. We are all better people than that.”
“When you’re at a game and you see someone go down, let’s just think about the individual and not about the sport or the team or your fantasy f—ing football team that I don’t give a s— about. We just gotta be human in that [moment].”
Kelly Stafford, wife of Matthew Stafford, #9 of the Los Angeles Rams, reacts on the sideline prior to a game against the Detroit Lions in the NFC Wild Card Playoffs at Ford Field on Jan. 14, 2024 in Detroit. (Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)
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Stafford has not shied away from calling out NFL fans in the past.
Last season, she took aim at Detroit Lions fans when she alleged that they booed at her children during a Rams game in Detroit in January.
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