Bo Nix suffered a season-ending ankle injury in the Divisional Round against the Buffalo Bills. In his absence, Jarrett Stidham will start for the Denver Broncos in the AFC Championship Game against the New England Patriots.
With Stidham set to make his first NFL start since the 2023 season, here’s all you need to know about his wife, Kennedy.
All About Jarrett Stidham’s Wife, Kennedy
Stidham spent the 2015 season with the Baylor Bears before transferring to the Auburn Tigers. While his on-field profile truly took off after the move to Auburn, it was during his lone year at Baylor that he met his future wife, Kennedy.
Kennedy was also a student-athlete at Baylor at the time, competing under her maiden name, Kennedy Brown. She played as a midfielder and forward for the Bears’ women’s soccer team and enjoyed success both academically and athletically during her college career.
Her academic accomplishments stood out in particular, as she was named to the Big 12 Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll across portions of four consecutive academic years, according to her Baylor player profile. On the field, she also made a consistent impact, rounding out a highly successful collegiate tenure.
Kennedy is the daughter of Tad Brown, who previously served as CEO of the Houston Rockets. He currently serves as CEO of Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment (HBSE).
According to People, Stidham proposed to Kennedy in 2018, before her senior year of college. In late June 2019, Kennedy and Jarrett Stidham got married. The couple now has three children together: Lennon, born in April 2022; a son, Madden, born in March 2024; and their youngest, a daughter named Nella, who was born in October 2025.
Kenndy also has a YouTube channel with 22.1K subscribers, where she regularly posts vlogs. Moreover, she also has 125K followers on Instagram.
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Stidham was a fourth-round draft pick for the New England Patriots in 2019. Since then, he played for the Las Vegas Raiders in 2022 and has spent the last three seasons in Denver.
Last year, Stidham signed a two-year, $12 million contract extension with the Broncos. The 29-year-old quarterback has made $19,172,957 so far in his NFL career.
Preview for Broncos vs. Patriots AFC Championship Game
PFSN Analytics: Patriots: 67.9% win rate, Broncos: 32.1% win rate
Power Ranking
- NE: 7th (77.3)
- DEN: 3rd (79.2)
Offense
NE: 2nd (86.6; B) in PFSN’s Offense Impact (OFFi)
- Drake Maye: 2nd (91.1; A-) in PFSN’s Quarterback Impact (QBi)
- Offensive Line: 12th (74.5; C) in PFSN’s Offensive Line Impact (OLi)
DEN: 15th (75.9; C) in PFSN’s Defense Impact (DEFi)
- Stidham: Four qualified QBi games in his career. Best score: 81.4 (B-) with the Raiders vs the 49ers in 2022. His lowest score was a 72.7 (C-) in 2022.
- Offensive Line: 5th (80.9 B-)
Defense
- NE: 12th (78.2 C+)
- DEN: 1st (90.1 A-)
Special Teams
- NE: 20th (73.9 C)
- DEN: 22nd (70.9 C-)
Preview Notes
- Drake Maye has six fumbles, including three lost, in two postseason games after having eight with three lost in 17 regular-season games.
- The Broncos and Patriots have met in the postseason five times, with the home team winning each time. This will be the fifth time they play in Denver.
- Denver’s defense allowed an NFL-best 2.1 yards per play in the red zone. In contrast, New England’s red zone offense averaged 2.9 yards per play, ranking last in the league.
- On offense, the Broncos averaged 3.4 yards per red-zone play, ranking third in the NFL. Defensively, the Patriots allowed an average of 3.8 yards per red-zone play, ranking last.
- Denver’s fourth-quarter point differential was +64, second-best in the NFL for the regular season. The Patriots’ fourth-quarter point differential was -12, putting them at 19th overall.
- New England would be the ninth team to make a Super Bowl the year after losing at least ten games.
- New England is 9-4 in AFC Championship Games since the 2001 season.
A win gives the Patriots their 40th all-time postseason win, breaking a tie with the San Francisco 49ers. - Denver is 8-2 all-time in AFC Championship games, including 6-1 at home.
- A win would clinch Denver’s ninth Super Bowl appearance, breaking a tie with the Dallas Cowboys, Pittsburgh Steelers, and San Francisco 49ers for the second most. New England’s 11 is the most in NFL history.
