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According to the NFL, the Raiders did not tamper in their discussions with Matthew Stafford because the Quarterback had permission to speak with them,
"Not getting into when/where/how/if there was a meeting,” chief NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy told PFT via email on Thursday morning. “But there’s no issue here as the club gave permission.”
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The NFL’s rule on tampering is as follows:
"No club, nor any person employed by or otherwise affiliated with a club, is permitted to tamper with a player who is under contract to or whose exclusive negotiating rights are held by another club."
- A club’s representative, or a third-party intermediary of that club (Club A), is involved in a private meeting or conversation with a player (or his representative) who is under contract to, or whose negotiating rights are held by, another club"
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Per Reports, Tom Brady and Matthew Stafford met while skiing in Montana.
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Per social media posts, the Montana Ski trip was to Yellowstone.
That skiing trip took place on January 4th.
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Matthew Stafford was given permission to seek a trade on February 21st. (per reports)
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Meaning Matthew Stafford and Tom Brady discussed Stafford leaving to the Raiders just 6 days before the Rams played in the Wildcard round. The season was still ongoing.
It sounds like the Rams giving Stafford permission to seek out a trade in late February is completely excusing the tampering that took place in-season.
I just thought the timeline was muddied for readers and wanted to give some perspective.