Brady interviewed Mahomes on Wednesday for Fox’s pregame show, part of his duties in the first season of a 10-year contract with the network. He called working the Super Bowl “a dream come true.” Wednesday’s conference call primarily was with reporters who cover media, and there were many questions about Brady’s second career.

The seven-time Super Bowl winner will call his first Big Game from the Fox broadcast booth this Sunday: "I understand I'm a long ways from being a finished product as a broadcaster."

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.