Tom Brady and the Patriots are talking.

During an interview with Westwood One Sunday prior to Super Bowl LIV, the Patriots quarterback acknowledged he has spoken to the Patriots recently, but didn’t provide any details.

“Yeah, I have. I’m not going to elaborate much more than that, but yes, I have,” said Brady, whose contract with the Patriots is set to void shortly before the new league year kicks off March 18. “I think that’s a pretty normal thing for me. Again, these are people that have been a part of my life for a very long time.”

With a report from NFL Network Sunday that the Patriots were intent on keeping Brady, and were willing to “pay him in excess of $30 million per year” to have him stay, it’s an interesting development, but hardly surprising.

The Patriots need to know where they stand with Brady, and vice versa, before going forward with their plans at quarterback, as well as other positions.

Brady said both sides know how they feel about each other, acknowledging his 20 seasons in New England.

“What a great two decades it’s been. I think they know how I feel about them. And I know how they feel about me. We’ve always had a great relationship. And we always will,” Brady said. “There’s not much more to say other than that. There’s a lot that everyone needs to take time to evaluate where they’re at, and the decisions they need to make moving forward. The Patriots will do that. Every team will do that. The players that have the opportunity to be free agents will do that. And when the time’s right, I guess in six weeks from now, everyone will be able to make their decisions.”

Until then, speculation will continue to run rampant. Brady was asked about all the rumors having him going to different places. How does he evaluate his next move with everything swirling around?

“I don’t want to take away from anything that’s happening today. There’s a lot of speculation, there’s a lot of people that don’t have any information,” said the GOAT. “I haven’t put too much thought into those things other than understanding the situation I’m in, which I knew I was going to be in at the beginning of the year, and just taking these things day by day.”

He indicated he’s been able to decompress a bit from the season, and he’s already throwing the football around.

“In some ways, I still feel like I’m in the arena trying to fight every day for the thing I love to do,” he said.

With regard to the cryptic social media posts he put out this week, a photo showing Brady either walking in or out of a stadium, the Patriots quarterback, who appeared on the field at Hard Rock Stadium as part of the pregame ceremony honoring the NFL’s top 100 players, said that would be revealed during the game. The mystery was in fact solved, as he was part of a Super Bowl commercial for Hulu.

In the Hulu spot, Brady teased: “They say all good things must come to an end. That the best know when to walk away . . . I’m not going anywhere.”

During his halftime spot with Jim Gray and Westwood One, Brady said: “It was pretty fun. I’m glad everyone enjoyed it. My daughter loved it. She says to me, ‘Daddy, we’re not going anywhere.’ I thought it was so cute. She gave me a big hug.”