Editing Bill Parcells (section)

===First retirement===
Following retirement, Parcells spent time as a football analyst for [[NBC Sports]] from 1991 to 1992, working as a commentator. He also co-hosted a local sports show in New York with [[Mike Francesa]] called ''Around the NFL''.

In 1992, Parcells made a handshake agreement to become head coach of the [[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]]. At the last minute, Parcells opted not to take the job. Parcells did not feel the situation was right for him at that time. Buccaneers owner [[Hugh Culverhouse]] said, "I feel like I've been jilted at the altar."<ref>{{cite web | url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/news/2002/01/19/parcells_career_ap/ | title=With Parcells, it's the same old song, different verse | agency=Associated Press | work=SI.com | date=January 19, 2002 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629115244/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/news/2002/01/19/parcells_career_ap/ | archive-date=June 29, 2011 | access-date=May 8, 2020}}</ref>

Parcells was also offered by his friend [[Ron Wolf]] the opportunity to become the new head coach of the [[Green Bay Packers]] in 1992, but Parcells declined, saying that he needed open heart surgery.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nytimes.com/1992/01/05/sports/pro-football-parcells-snubs-chance-to-join-the-packers.html | title=PRO FOOTBALL; Parcells Snubs Chance to Join the Packers | work=The New York Times | date=January 5, 1992 | last1=Sandomir | first1=Richard }}</ref> The job instead went to [[Mike Holmgren]], who would later coach against Parcells in [[Super Bowl XXXI]].