Patriots quarterback Tom Brady addressed the media on Sunday night in Arizona, and he declared that he’ll be able to play in Super Bowl XLII despite an ankle injury.

“It’s feeling good,” he said.  “I’ll be ready to go.”

It was the first actual acknowledgement of the injury by anyone in the organization.  Other than, you know, the walking boot that Brady was spotted wearing a week ago in New York.

Brady also said that the injury occurred in the third quarter of the AFC Championship.

“I’m not concerned about how it’s going to affect my play,” he said. “This won’t keep me out.”

Brady’s candor will make it difficult for the team to play games with the injury report, listing him as a limited participant in practice all week and then describing him as “questionable” for the game.

And Sunday’s comments could be the only time Brady discusses the situation in the days leading to the game.  After being asked another question about the ankle, Brady dubbed it as the “[l]ast question of the week.”

It might be the last one he answers.  It definitely won’t be the last one he’s asked.