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.

Here’s the deal—when those Matthew Stafford trade rumors first popped up, they hit like a plot twist no one saw coming. I mean, we’re talking about the guy who led the Rams to a Super Bowl win in his first year with the team.