Meet the glamorous WAGs of this year’s Super Bowl
As the Rams and Bengals hit the field for the biggest sporting event in America, their stunning other halves will be cheering them on.
When the Rams and Bengals kick off in Super Bowl 2022 on Sunday night, expect the biggest fans of both teams to make some noise inside SoFi Stadium.
From Olivia Holzmacher, the longtime girlfriend of Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow, to podcaster Kelly Stafford, who has been married to Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford since 2015, the significant others of the game’s biggest stars are going to be lighting up Los Angeles on game day.
Here’s what you need to know about the Rams and Bengals’ most loyal supporters, the New York Post reports.
Los Angeles Rams
Kelly Stafford
Together since their college days at the University of Georgia, Kelly and Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford share four daughters together: twins Chandler and Sawyer, Hunter and Tyler. This is the couple’s first season in Los Angeles, having spent the first 12 years of Stafford’s NFL career in Detroit with the Lions.
Following Stafford’s trade to the Rams in January 2021, Kelly – who currently hosts The Morning After with Kelly Stafford podcast – penned a touching goodbye message to Lions fans, who have been supporting Stafford from afar as the quarterback continues to thrive in his first year in Los Angeles.
She and Stafford also shared a sweet on-field moment in January 2022, after the Rams defeated the 49ers in the NFC Championship.
Anna Kupp
The wife of Rams receiver Cooper Kupp, the couple first crossed paths during their high school years and dated in college. Anna even left the University of Arkansas to go to Eastern Washington, where Kupp was enrolled, losing almost two years’ worth of credits in the process. She also supported the couple financially.
“I knew that she was the one that I wanted to marry when we had first met back in high school,” Kupp previously told ESPN. “I told my mum the day I met her, ‘I’m going to marry this girl.’”
The Kupps tied the knot in 2015, two years before the Rams selected him in the third round of the NFL Draft with the 69th overall pick. They have two sons together, Cooper and Cypress.
Erica Donald
Erica Donald is the wife of Rams defensive tackle Aaron Donald. Although it’s unclear when they tied the knot, the pair are said to have met when Erica worked in community marketing for the team, according to Fan Buzz.
In September 2021, Donald welcome his third child and first with Erica, a baby named Aaric. The name is a combo of the couple’s first names, per ESPN’s Lindsey Thiry. He has two children from a previous relationship.
Lauren Wood
Wood has been romantically linked to Rams receiver Odell Beckham Jr. since 2019. The couple announced in November 2021 that they are expecting their first child together. That same month, Beckham signed with the Rams after his release from the Browns.
In January 2022, Beckham and Wood celebrated their baby-to-be with a lavish shower. Weeks later, Beckham told reporters that he’s on baby watch leading up to the Super Bowl.
Wood, who is a fitness trainer, has been sharing workout videos with her 1.7 million Instagram followers throughout her pregnancy, as well as sweet snaps of the future mum and dad.
Melissa Whitworth
Married to Rams tackle Andrew Whitworth since 2006, Melissa shares four children with the former Bengal. Prior to joining the Rams in 2017, Whitworth played for the Bengals – the team that picked him in the second round of the 2006 NFL Draft – until 2016.
Melissa, meanwhile, is a Louisiana Tech graduate, who holds a Master’s degree in Sociology. She was also named Miss Louisiana in 2003.
Leading up to Super Bowl 2022, Melissa savagely trolled Cardinals defensive end JJ Watt after the Rams eliminated Arizona in the Wild Card round. She also implored fans not to sell their tickets to 49ers fans ahead of the NFC Championship game.
Alexandra Woods
The wife of Rams receiver Robert Woods, Alexandra married the 29-year-old California native in 2018. In September of last year, the couple welcomed a daughter, Shi Demi Woods. Both Alexandra and her baby girl were spotted at SoFi Stadium this season to cheer on their favourite player.
“Sunday’s – It melts my heart that our baby girl is growing up seeing her daddy do what he loves! Sometimes I feel like pinching myself because our reality is so much better than any dream we’ve ever imagined. I don’t take any of it for granted,” Alexandra wrote on Instagram in October 2021.
Although Woods’ ninth NFL season came to an end in November due to a torn ACL, the wideout has still savoured the Rams’ playoff run. “I feel like the team has been really, really big on like, ‘You’re a part of this, you’re a part of this, you’re a part of this,’” he recently told ESPN.
Veronika Khomyn
Veronika Khomyn has been linked to head coach Sean McVay long before he was tapped for the top job with the Rams in 2017. The couple, who announced their engagement in 2019, appeared together on HBO’s Hard Knocks in 2020, sipping rosé from home.
In the days leading up to Super Bowl 2022, Khomyn shared on an Instagram Story that she and McVay appeared to enjoy a low-key night staying in and watching TV.
Cincinnati Bengals
Olivia Holzmacher
Olivia Holzmacher has been by Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow’s side since at least 2017. When Burrow was awarded the Heisman Trophy in December 2019, Holzmacher joined the LSU product in New York for the big night.
“I’m so proud of you!” Holzmacher gushed on Instagram at the time, posting a mirror selfie of the couple. “The best weekend ever!”
This past season, Holzmacher has hit the road with fellow Bengals fans, celebrating each playoff victory in the process. For last month’s AFC Championship win against the Chiefs, she and Burrow enjoyed a cozy moment together after the quarterback clinched a Super Bowl berth.
Morgan Mead
The fiancee of Bengals linebacker Logan Wilson, Mead has become a staple at Bengals games, often cheering for Cincinnati alongside Holzmacher. Last month, when the Bengals topped the Titans in the Divisional Round of the playoffs, the pair celebrated together.
“We’re leaving Nashville winner winner chicken dinners!!!!” Mead exclaimed on her Instagram Story at the time.
Mead, who also owns the apparel company FanGirl Clothing, has been engaged to Wilson since February 2021.
Gracie Groat
A junior at Auburn University, Gracie Groat has been Bengals kicker Evan McPherson‘s number one fan since they were teens. From prom dates to stadium outings, Groat even watched McPherson’s name get called during the 2021 NFL Draft, when Cincinnati grabbed him in the fifth round.
“Ev’s the most humble and the most deserving. So thankful the Lord placed me by your side to cheer you on! Been through a lot with ya @evan_mcpherson04 and could not be more proud! Ready to take on Bengal nation too!” she gushed on Instagram in May 2021.
McPherson’s life changed again less than three months later after he asked Groat to marry him in July 2021.
Sarah Taylor
College sweethearts, Sarah Taylor met Bengals coach Zac Taylor at the University of Nebraska, where he was the quarterback and she was a graduate assistant.
“From the second I met him, I just admired he was the last person at a fan day one time,” Sarah Taylor told WKRC in Cincinnati in January 2022.
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“He was the starting quarterback, but he signed every kid’s thing. I kind of just stalked him until he asked me out. Luckily he did.”
Sarah, who is the daughter of former Packers coach Mike Sherman, shares four children with Taylor, two boys and two girls.
This article originally appeared on the New York Post and was reproduced with permission
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