Bill Parcells wasn’t just a coach—he was a walking, talking, sideline-stalking masterclass in turning franchises around. The guy didn’t do small fixes; he came in, flipped the script, and left teams better than he found them. Whether it was dragging the Giants to two Super Bowls, lighting a fire under the Cowboys, or making the Jets and Patriots relevant again, Parcells had a knack for shaking things up. And now?

Well, let’s just say the Patriots are finally giving him his due. On Tuesday, the Patriots’ owner, Robert Kraft, announced Parcells as a contributor to the Patriots Hall of Fame. “I called Bill Parcells and I asked him if he would be kind enough to accept going into our Patriot Hall of Fame… I thought it would be great given what he’s done for the team, if he would accept entry as a contributor into the Patriots Hall of Fame, and he accepted,” Kraft said.

Parcells didn’t win a Super Bowl with the Patriots, and there’s no doubt about that. But it’s safe to say that he turned the Patriots into a competitive team. He served as the Patriots’ head coach from 1993 to 1996. The New England team was 14-50 in the previous four seasons when Parcells inherited the team, including a 2-14 season in 1992 and a 1-15 season in 1990.

By the time he left New England, the two-time Super Bowl champion HC led the Patriots to two playoff berths. First, in 1994, when the Patriots recorded a season-closing seven-game win streak, which earned him the NFL Coach of the Year honors. Following a poor season in 1995, the Patriots bounced back with an 11-win season in 1996, creating history while leading the Patriots to their first two-home playoff wins in franchise history, and another trip to the Super Bowl.

Unfortunately, the Patriots lost to the Packers in the Super Bowl XXXI. But Bill Parcells built a legacy that would last for years to come. “In the early 1990s, the Patriots were in disarray,” said Robert Kraft. “But the hiring of Bill Parcells in 1993, a two-time Super Bowl Champion, brought instant credibility to the franchise. We had never had a head coach with his credentials. He was a master motivator and always got the most out of his players…”

Prior to that, Parcells received nominations for the Patriots’ Hall of Fame five times, in 2011, 2012, 2014, 2020, and 2023. That said, Bill Parcells has now become the latest entry to the Patriots’ Hall of Fame, months after the team inducted Tom Brady.

Tom Brady: The 35th member to be inducted into the Patriots’ Hall of Fame

Back in September 2023, Robert Kraft ditched the waiting game and fast-tracked Tom Brady into the Patriots Hall of Fame, making history and giving fans an epic June celebration at Gillette Stadium. Because, let’s be real—who could wait four years for a Brady party, right? Right after that announcement, the franchise planned an event worthy of honoring the NFL GOAT.

Following a 20-year-long career with the Patriots and after leading them to six Super Bowl titles, TB12 became the 35th member to be inducted into the team’s Hall of Fame, back in June 2024. “You instilled a level of confidence that simply didn’t exist before your arrival, not only in your coaches and teammates but Patriot fans everywhere,” Kraft went all in praising Brady for his leadership on and off the field.

Over 100 former teammates, coaches, and front office personnel joined Brady during the two-and-a-half-hour event at Gillette Stadium. The list includes Rob Gronkowski, Julian Edelman, Randy Moss, Willie McGinest, Bill Belichick, and it goes on and on. “It was a tremendous honor and privilege to draft Tom and coach him for 20 years… His determination and relentless pursuit of excellence were beyond anything I’ve seen from [the quarterback] position,” Brady’s former coach, Bill Belichick, had said.

Safe to say, the night was everything Patriots fans could’ve hoped for—pure nostalgia, a few tears, and a whole lot of Brady magic. And honestly, if anyone deserved a fast pass to football immortality, it was TB12.