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How Matthew Stafford has found a new balance between personal, professional life

Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell speaks to the media on Wednesday, July 24, 2019, in Allen Park. Dave Birkett, Detroit Free Press

No more beer chugs. No more dates.

Kelly Stafford is usually sad when her husband, Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford, goes off to training camp.

But not this year.

“I’ve never been happier to say goodbye to an off-season,” Kelly wrote Saturday on Instagram. “It’s usually a sad moment watching Matthew pull away, knowing there is no more family breakfasts, no more beer chugs, no more weekend dates for 6-7 months, but this time it was different.