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JtudsJetsFan said:How and why did Belichick jilt the Jets?
Are you kidding?? When Parcells jumped ship for the Jets for the 1997 season he took Belichick with him. Pete Carroll was hired to coach the Patriots. Anyway, the deal was that when Parcells retired BB would become the headcoach of the Jets, it was in BB's contract. Parcells decided that the 1999 season would be his last as the Jets coach and he would move to the front office. Belichick was going to be named as the head coach, while Parcells moved to the front office. BB resigned moments before a press confrence was to begin to announce him as the new coach. He scrawled a note saying that he was resigning as the HC of the NYJ and held an odd press confrence. Bob Kraft had fired Carroll and wanted to hire BB and it is rumored that Parcells stepped down to prevent BB from coming to the Patriots. There was a big court thing and it was finally resolved that BB would be let out of his contract in exchange for the Patriots number one draft pick for that year. Thus setting the precedent for coaches leaving one team and going to another in exchange for draft picks.
I thought every Jets fan knew this story.........sheesh!