FOXBOROUGH — It’s been an offseason like no other in his lengthy career and on Saturday Tom Brady addressed many of the most-talked about topics concerning the Patriots franchise.

It was clear the quarterback concentrated more on spending time with his family than he did fretting over reports that there’s a rift between him and Bill Belichick.

“I have no thoughts,’’ Brady said when asked about multiple reports suggesting he and the coach are at odds, claims which the Patriots called “unsubstantiated’’ in a joint statement in January.

Brady also touched on story lines involving three of his closest buddies — Josh McDaniels, Julian Edelman, and Alex Guerrero, his absence from the offseason program, and his excitement level as he prepares for his 19th season.

Brady abruptly ended the session after the Globe’s Ben Volin asked if it were fair to connect Edelman’s looming four-game suspension for violating the NFL’s policy on performance-enhancing drugs to Guerrero, Brady’s business partner in the TB12 franchise. Edelman also is a Guerrero client.

“I have no comment,’’ he said. “That’s just ridiculous. I’m out. See you guys.’’

Normally a regular participant in the team’s offseason program, Brady was noticeably missing this year except for the three-day minicamp in June. He’s unsure if that absence has left him behind as he looks to integrate several new weapons into the offense.

“Yeah, I don’t know,’’ said the league’s reigning MVP. “I mean, we have a long time [remaining]. We have a lot of work to do. We’ll do the best we can every day to get the work in when we can and try to go out there and have a great year.’’

Brady emphasized the importance of spending time with his family — he has three young children — during the offseason almost as a way of making up for time lost during the season.

“You know, there’s a lot of commitment and a lot of sacrifice from a lot of people that play the game,’’ said Brady, who also “spent a lot of time doing football’’ during his time away from the facility. “Our families, you know, they work just as hard — just like every working family shares the burden at different times. It’s a full-time commitment for this team, and everyone’s got to do whatever it takes to help us win. So, I feel good, ready, and trying to improve like everyone else. It’s a daily process.’’

The time away during the spring didn’t do anything to lessen Brady’s passion for the game.

“Football is very, very important to me. It always has been and I love being out here with my teammates,’’ he said. “So, it’s great. As you get older you have different responsibilities, and I think that’s just part of life. Everyone’s got to deal with those responsibilities differently and [do] what works for them. Football is a huge part of my life. I love being here with my teammates and playing, and hopefully we can have a great season.’’

Brady, who famously said in 2017 that “I have the answers to the test now’’ when it came to his knowledge of the game, seemed to scale that back a little Saturday as he dripped sweat following the team’s first full pads practice of training camp.

“Football’s a very humbling sport and you never have it quite figured out,’’ he said. “Every year, there’s different things, challenges, plays, schemes, opponents, conditions, situations, and it’s just about adapting to what you have and the situation. It’s never perfect. Hopefully there’s a lot more good than bad, but you just work it every day and try to do better each day.’’

Brady is excited to continue his work with offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels, who had accepted the Colts head-coaching job in the offseason but had a change of heart after having his role and future in New England more clearly defined.

“Josh and I have had a great relationship for 18 years and he’s one of my best friends,’’ said Brady. “I love working with him and we have a very special relationship that I cherish, and it’s kind of been that way for a long time.’’

Brady wouldn’t say if he had a specific conversation with McDaniels to try to persuade him to remain with the Patriots.

“I always talk to him about everything and like I said, he’s a great friend of mine, I love him, I love his family, and we’re very close,’’ said Brady, who closed Saturday’s practice by throwing routes to McDaniels’s son, Jack. “When you work together with somebody for that long, you have a great rapport and relationship. I’m happy he’s on our team, happy he’s coaching me, and I want to go out there and do well by him.’’

Brady, who is always greeted with the loudest cheers of the day upon his arrival and for every completed pass at practice, said he’s excited to see what the season brings.

“It’s good to be out here [getting] to work,’’ he said. “We’ve got a lot of work to do. It’s just the beginning. Obviously, not a lot of things are perfect at this point. So, just trying to focus on one day and [trying] to get better — improve certain things and we talk about the things that need to be corrected and try to improve in the next practice.’’

That’ll be Sunday at 9:15 a.m.

Jim McBride can be reached at james.mcbride@globe.com. Follow him on Twitter @globejimmcbride.