In New York, the Tuna grills you.
Wayne Chrebet found that out the hard way upon Bill Parcells‘ return to the metropolitan area in 1997. Chrebet was set to embark on his third NFL season with the New York Jets when the team, fresh off the garish one-win times of 1996, brought in Parcells to replace fired head coach Rich Kotite. Parcells was coming off a Super Bowl appearance with the New England Patriots and previously won two titles with New York’s blue squad.
Speaking with Jets X-Factor co-founder Robby Sabo on the fourth episode of The Underdog Jets Podcast, Chrebet detailed the fateful first year of the Parcells term, one that saw the Jets execute an eight-win turnaround.