"But there’s no issue here as the club gave permission."The answer from the league on the ultimate issue of tampering has arrived before the Rams responded to the question of whether the team actually gave Stafford permission to be actively recruited via meetings with coaches,

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.