Mike Vanderjagt

Bill Parcells would seem to be an easy choice for enshrinement in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. He took two teams to the Super Bowl and four teams to the playoffs. But instead of adding to his Hall of Fame resume, Parcells' well-traveled career might have ...  

Late in the 2007 season, then Miami Dolphins owner Wayne Huizenga was looking for some way to right the reeling franchise. The Dolphins had just dealt with the "not interested in Alabama" defection of Nick Saban after the 2006 season, followed by the one-and-done attempt at being a head coach from Cam Cameron. Someone with stability, a "football genius" was needed to right the ship. In came Bill Parcells. Parcells was hired to...  

One of the sport's enduring mysteries is why the Pro Football Hall of Fame tries to hide itself. Major League Baseball announces its new Hall of Fame selections in the off-season, the second week in January, practically equidistant between the end of the ...  

Ricky Williams really enjoyed playing football for the Baltimore Ravens this year. And he was really looking forward to coming back for the final year of his contract next year ... until he got a text from Bill Parcells that changed his mind.  

Former Buffalo Bills coach Marv Levy already is a Pro Football Hall of Famer, but his credentials aren't as impressive as those of Bill Parcells or Tom Coughlin. Parcells surprisingly wasn't elected to Canton last Saturday and Coughlin ...  

Bill Parcells, who led the New York Giants to two Super ... Editors: Larry Siddons, Jay Beberman To contact the reporter on this story: Eben Novy-Williams in New York at enovywilliam@bloomberg.net To contact the editor responsible for this ...  

IRVING, Texas -- The selections for induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame for Charles Haley and Bill Parcells will have to wait at least another year. Haley and Parcells made it to the final 10 of the voting process but did not get further.  

The NFL Hall of Fame selection committee somehow decided that Bill Parcells, former New York Giants, New England Patriots, and New York Jets coach, is not yet deserving of a seat in its venerable Canton institution. There is no denying Parcells will eventually be a member of this...  

"I put Parcells in a category with Tom Landry, with Don Shula, with Paul Brown and Bill Walsh," said Gil Brandt, Landry's longtime personnel director with the Dallas Cowboys. "He's done so much for the game to make it better. To me it would be a ...  

Some nuggets to munch on before your Super Bowl parties. News item: Football Hall rejects Bill Parcells. Spare me the sermon about how Hall of Fame voting is subjective. That Parcells was shut out Saturday is a sham. His gruff mannerisms when he was ...  

The 17 finalists are Jerome Bettis, Tim Brown, Jack Butler, Cris Carter, Dermontti Dawson, Edward DeBartolo, Jr., Chris Doleman, Kevin Greene, Charles Haley, Cortez Kennedy, Martin, Parcells, Andre Reed, Willie Roaf, Will Shields, Dick Stanfel ...  

I tweeted that I felt like I was watching a scary movie. "I feel tremendously grateful for all the players I've ever played with." The inductees were longtime New England Saints and Kansas City Chiefs tackle Willie Roaf, eight time Pro Bowler ...  

The influence of former NFL coach Bill Parcells appears to loom large in this Super Bowl -- both Giants Coach Tom Coughlin and Patriots Coach Bill Belichick were once his assistants. But Parcells, who also coached for both franchises, says that ...  

A text-message exchange with Bill Parcells helped Williams make the decision. Parcells wrote: "How you doing? I'm just checking up on you." "I had a great year," Williams texted back. "Body felt good. When I got to play, had a blast. Can't wait till next year."  

Martin: God, Parcells most important influences on careerCBSSports.comRB Curtis Martin spoke about what former coach Bill Parcells has meant to him. "There's God and then there's Parcells as far as the meaning they've had on my career. I'm just glad it was Parcells who walked me through this process."and more »