SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Tom Brady says he'll be fit to play in the Super Bowl, and that includes his world-famous right ankle.

"It's feeling good. I'll be ready to go," the New England Patriots quarterback said Sunday night when the AFC champions met the media for the first time shortly after arriving in Phoenix.

Brady, making his first comments since beating San Diego in the AFC championship game a week ago, walked up the three short steps to the podium with ease, showing no signs of the injury that has become THE hot topic since he was spotted wearing a protective boot last Monday.

Though he was in great spirits — laughing, smiling and taking "Gisele" questions in stride, Brady also acknowledged he got hurt in the Patriots' 21-12 victory in the AFC title game.

"It was in the San Diego game, I think in the third quarter," Brady said, adding that it came on a sack. The injury is reportedly a minor high ankle sprain.

New England will try to become the first team in NFL history to finish 19-0 when it plays the New York Giants in the Super Bowl next Sunday.

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

Last Monday, he was caught on videotape sporting a protective boot on his right foot while visiting supermodel girlfriend Gisele Bundchen in New York. The sight of the boot caused a major stir and concern among Patriots fans and bolstered Giants fans hopes for an upset.

But even after he returned to Foxborough two days later, there were no quick answers about the "boot" because Brady was nowhere to be found when reporters went looking for him in the locker room and at practice.

Whatever. The dapper, dimple-chinned quarterback certainly looked fine Sunday.

"I mean how good does it feel for me to see him walking around? I really don't care how he's walking around," linebacker Tedy Bruschi said. "He'll be walking around fine Sunday."

Coach Bill Belichick, who spoke before Brady, was typically tight-lipped about the injury and Brady's status.

"We'll update our injury report on Wednesday," Belichick said with a smirk.

When Brady was asked, he grinned and said, "How's the ankle? What did coach say?"