Notoriously cantankerous with the media, Parcells spent four years with the New England Patriots, guiding them to Super Bowl XXXI following the 1996 season. (They lost to the Green Bay Packers.) The Jets then hired him soon thereafter Parcells actually negotiated with them during Super Bowl week following a two-year stretch under Rich Kotite during which they lost 28 of 32 games.
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