Brady struggled in his first season as a broadcaster. But Fox is still betting that its massive investment pays off — starting with Sunday’s Super Bowl.

Questions about his ownership role with the Raiders were sidestepped as deftly as he used to dodge pass rushers during his 20 seasons with the Patriots.

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.

Super Bowl LIX didn't go according to plan for Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs, and Tom Brady warned the quarterback that it may be difficult to forget

During his career as an active player, Tom Brady was, to many, the prototype of a handsome athlete. But now that he's a broadcaster, people were seeing something very different at Super Bowl LIX.

Tom Brady has won more Super Bowls than any player in NFL history, and the legendary quarterback says his success had more to do with what was going on between his ears than his ability to throw a football accurately.