Tom Brady’s efforts to recruit Matthew Stafford from Los Angeles to Las Vegas reportedly included a key meeting at Brady’s Montana home, where the two Super Bowl-winning quarterbacks spent time together—on and off the slopes.
Initially, reports suggested their meeting was a coincidence, but further clarification has cast doubt on that narrative. According to Fox’s Jordan Schultz, Brady has been the most aggressive pursuer of Stafford among multiple teams interested in the 37-year-old quarterback, should the Rams decide to trade him.
Several teams—including the Giants, Colts, and Jets—are also expected to be in the mix for Stafford. However, Brady holds a unique advantage over traditional team executives, as he can relate to Stafford’s situation, having successfully transitioned to a new team late in his career.
Stafford and Brady are the last two quarterbacks to win a Super Bowl in their first season with a new team—Brady with the Buccaneers in 2021 and Stafford with the Rams in 2022. Since then, the Rams have struggled to replicate that success, falling in the Divisional Round this past season to the eventual champion Eagles.
Brady’s growing influence within the Raiders organization is already evident, as he played a role in luring Pete Carroll out of retirement to become Las Vegas’ new head coach.
The Raiders have also been linked to a potential move up in the draft to target quarterbacks like Cam Ward or Shedeur Sanders. If neither a rookie nor Stafford ends up in Las Vegas, another possibility could be bringing in a familiar veteran—Aaron Rodgers—as the ultimate déjà vu move.
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