Bills Parcells still talks regularly to Sean Payton, Todd Bowles

Even at 84, Hall of Fame head coach Bill Parcells continues to stay connected to the game.

As recently noted by the folks at JoeBucsFan.com, Parcells said in an interview last month with Sal Licata that Parcells continues to watch two NFL teams closely.

“With Sean [Payton’s] team, Todd Bowles, the Tampa Bay coach, I try to,” Parcells said. “Because I know I’m going to talk to them the next week.”

Both Payton and Bowles worked for Parcells before becoming head coaches.

The fact that Payton (who coaches the Broncos after a long tenure with the Saints) and Bowles (who coached the Jets before become the Buccaneers’ coach) keep in regular touch with Parcells shows that Parcells has plenty of advice to give — and that they’re more than willing to take it.

Parcells coached four NFL teams over 19 seasons, leading the Giants to two Super Bowl wins and took the Patriots to the Super Bowl. He got the Jets to the AFC Championship in his second season. In 2013, Parcells was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.