New England Patriots: Bill Belichick says 'nobody is more prepared' than Tom Brady

New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick told reporters that he has no issues working with Tom Brady in the wake of a Boston Globe report that the quarterback's personal trainer recently had several privileges restricted.

After electing against getting into specifics on Wednesday, Belichick opened up a bit on the topic Friday.

"He's great to work with," Belichick said. "Nobody is more prepared than Tom. Tom is always ready to go, always on top of it. He really takes coaching well. He has a lot of good ideas."

When asked if the Boston Globe's story had any impact on his working relationship with Brady, Belichick said, "This is another with no sources, right? Yup. I'm not going to get into that because there are none mentioned."

A follow-up question was asked whether trainer Alex Guerrero's access had been restricted, to which Belichick responded with the following:

"Look, we have a lot of people that work for our team outside of the team -- different relationships, different situations. Dozens of other people," Belichick said. "So I'm not going to go through a case-by-case of what everybody does and so forth. It would be impossible to do."

Guerrero reportedly is a close friend of Brady as well as his business partner. Guerrero helped the decorated quarterback launch the TB12 Center, where Brady and several other Patriots players have trained and received treatment since it opened in 2013.

Per the Boston Globe report, Guerrero is banned from boarding Patriots charters to road games, had his sideline access revoked, and is not permitted to treat players other than Brady in his office at Gillette Stadium. Several players who have worked with Guerrero since 2013 will continue to be allowed to receive treatment from him at the nearby TB12 Center.

Belichick reportedly was the primary person behind the change, although the coach initially declined to address the situation earlier this week during his weekly interview on the WEEI local radio station.

The Boston Globe, however, cited that Belichick indicated to the Patriots' medical and training staff that his "hands were tied" in relation to Guerrero's alternative treatment approach because of Brady's status on the team.