Brady has shown all the signs of a guy who was handed a plum job without having paid his dues first, and it’ll be a minor miracle if he doesn’t mar Sunday's game with a blunder at a critical moment.

The retired quarterback-turned-broadcaster has been restricted by the NFL because of his dual role as part-owner of a franchise.

As part of a Fox Sports media conference call with about 20 reporters on Wednesday afternoon, Brady addressed some of the topics that have intersected with his first year as Fox’s lead NFL analyst. Here are some excerpts from that call, which The Athletic sat in on.