Raiders seem comfortable with Stafford contract demands

The latest news on the Matthew Stafford, Raiders “ski resort drama” is that the two sides have found “common ground” on a contract for the quarterback. The NFL has obviously cleared the Raiders of any wrongdoing in talking to Stafford because the Rams implored the quarterback to do just that (as usual, Mike Florio was just hoping to get some unnecessary clicks when he stirred that up) and it sounds as though the two sides are coming close to an agreement.

The only sticking point is that Stafford is under contract with the Rams, so even if the quarterback desperately wants to go to Las Vegas, it won’t happen unless L.A. feels adequately compensated for the player.

In his latest update for The…