News about Bill Parcells

Bill Belichick's tenure as the Patriots head coach in New England could come to an end against New York on Sunday in New England, fittingly. The Patriots are just 4-12 in their regular-season finale. And, with fans screaming for change in Foxborough, the new Hall of Famer is expected to be on the proverbial chop block, although owner Robert Kraft has denied that there will be a reform. However, Belichick's last game at Gillette Stadium isn't the Giants, Bills, Eagles, or Colts. The guillotine will not be dropped on Belichick's legendary tenure with the Patriots. Belichick had his one-day stint as the Jets' head coach in January 2000, only to resign due to the team's volatile ownership situation as Woody Johnson was considering buying the franchise. Belichick, the Patriots' head coach, drafted Tom Brady of Michigan, who then inserted him into the starting lineup for the injured Drew Bledsoe in 2001 and earned the first of six Lombardi Trophies.

In his new book, NYC-based sports author Gary Myers said, "It's just amazingly generous what he's done with these guys." 'Bill knows it's a last resort when they visit him.' The bulk of the recipients of Parcells' loans were members of the 1986 Giants, but players from other clubs that the New Jerseyan coached also received financial assistance, with no intention of being paid back. Parcells served as the head coach of the Giants for eight seasons from 1983-90, leading the team to its first two Super Bowl titles in 1986 and 1990 respectively, before resigning due to health issues.

WARNING — GRAPHIC CONTENT: Horse racing is mourning the death of Maple Leaf Mel, Bill Parcells-owned filly who was euthanized after suffering a catastrophic leg injury just meters from the start of a $500,000 race at Saratoga Springs on Saturday. Before its leg buckled, struggling jockey Joel Rosario, who was admitted to the hospital for examination and needed stitches for facial abrasions, the horse was leading the field and seemed to cross the finish line as the champion. Maple Leaf Mel was on-site veterinarians, but the severity of the accident was euthanized, according to the New York Racing Association.