Recently reported as a suitor for Stafford, Raiders minority owner Tom Brady was in direct communication with Stafford's camp, according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal. Brady and Stafford recently ran into each other, unplanned, at a ski resort in Montana, according to the NFL Network Wednesday afternoon.

On Thursday, news broke that the NFL has "no issue" with Stafford and Brady talking because the Rams had given the veteran quarterback permission to seek a trade. That means he can discuss a potential deal with other teams, leaving the Raiders free from a tampering charge.