Tuna has Signed

Bill Parcells signed a four-year contract with the Miami Dolphins to become the team's executive vice president of football operations, according to a Dolphins source.

Parcells faxed the contract to the team. The Dolphins are expected to make a formal announcement Thursday afternoon.


Bill Parcells' Coaching Record

Bill Parcells says he won't coach for the Dolphins, but he's been a winner wherever he's been. Parcells is 172-130-1 in his NFL career as a head coach, with an 11-8 record in the playoffs and two Super Bowl wins.

Year Team Record Playoffs
1983 Giants 3-12-1 None
1984 Giants 9-7 1-1
1985 Giants 10-6 1-1
1986 Giants 14-2 3-0 *
1987 Giants 6-9 None
1988 Giants 10-6 None
1989 Giants 12-4 0-1
1990 Giants 13-3 3-0 *
1993 Patriots 5-11 None
1994 Patriots 10-6 0-1
1995 Patriots 6-10 None
1996 Patriots 11-5 2-1
1997 Jets 9-7 None
1998 Jets 12-4 1-1
1999 Jets 8-8 None
2003 Cowboys 10-6 0-1
2004 Cowboys 6-10 None
2005 Cowboys 9-7 None
2006 Cowboys 9-7 0-1
* = Won Super Bowl

Parcells will finish his duties as an ESPN analyst this week, appearing on ESPN Radio Primetime Friday at 7 p.m. ET. His final work for the network will be as part of Monday night's Denver-San Diego coverage.

The move was swift and somewhat surprising. Parcells was on the cusp of accepting a job to rebuild the Atlanta Falcons, then rebuked them Wednesday afternoon -- having apparently struck a deal with Miami.

So, for the second time in less than a week, an off-field story is dominating the conversation at Miami's training complex.

The first revelation came last Friday: Dolphins owner Wayne Huizenga had been in talks about selling the team for about $1.1 billion, although it seems that deal has since unraveled and there's no immediate plans to sell even a portion of the franchise.

And now this: Parcells, who previously coached the Giants, Patriots, Jets and Cowboys, is set to return to the NFL.

Parcells' return didn't seem to be a surprise in Dallas, where he retired as coach after last season.

Cowboys vice president Stephen Jones, the son of Dallas owner Jerry Jones, said Parcells was always intrigued "not just in the coaching part, but putting the team together, running the organization, trainers to fields to scouting department. It was always a huge interest to him."

With his team mired in the longest playoff drought in franchise history -- six years and counting -- Huizenga has long sought different ways to end that streak.


In January 2004, he hired Miami's greatest player, Dan Marino, as senior vice president of football operations, a job created just for him. Marino resigned from the loosely defined role 22 days later, saying he didn't want to change his lifestyle.

Later that year, Huizenga hired coach Nick Saban away from LSU; he lasted only two seasons in Miami before bolting after the 2006 campaign to return to college football at Alabama.

Chris Mortensen covers the NFL for ESPN. The Associated Press contributed to this report.

rut roh, shaggy...dolphins caught in a tuna net!

i hate him

Why do you hate Parcells?..he's one of the greatest living coaches..and he's a winner and makes winners out of losers everywhere he goes.

If the Bills had a kicker his career would be viewed in a different way that it is today.

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: sup-rbeast</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Why do you hate Parcells?..he's one of the greatest living coaches..and he's a winner and makes winners out of losers everywhere he goes. </div></div>
why??

its simple......hes a scumbag

he saw that the giants were headed down.......so he says hes going to "retire for health reasons"

the giants started to [censored] the bed........and a couple years later he was back........i guess his these "health problems" werent the reason he "retired" from the giants

more like.......he knew the team was going to fall apart and he wanted to go out a winner

hes an [censored]

Money talks sometimes my friend.