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.

Tom Brady met with Matthew Stafford in Montana, but the NFL didn't rule it a tampering violation for one specific reason

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.