The Los Angeles Rams got final word on where the NFL stands following a surprise encounter involving Matthew Stafford and Tom Brady.

The Bill is Coming Due for Rival 49ersThe next step for the Los Angeles Rams this off-season will be free agency. The NFL free agency period will kick off in March. That is when teams and players find out how much their teams value them and how much a player wants to go elsewhere.

Journal, Stafford's camp and the Raiders "have found common ground" with a new deal for the veteran quarterback. "Whether Stafford gets what he wants remains to be seen, but NFL sources indicate the Raiders and his camp have found common ground on what a potential new contract could look like,