Bill Parcells Staying In Miami

According to the South Florida Sun-Sentinel, Bill Parcells will return to Miami next season instead of exercising an escape clause in his contract.

"Bill's going to stay," owner H. Wayne Huizenga said, according to the newspaper. "He told me (Friday) he's going to stay. He said he likes it here."

Parcells' contract allows him to leave if Huizenga sells the team, and he would still receive the remainder of his $12 million contract. Several teams would be interested in Parcells if he opted out of his contract with Miami.

Earlier this year, Huizenga agreed to sell 95 percent of the Dolphins to New York developer and team part-owner Stephen Ross. Parcells would have 30 days after the sale to opt out and still collect the $9 million remaining on his contract.

Parcells turned around the Dolphins in only one season. He took over a team that finished 1-15 last season and guided the Dolphins to an 11-5 record and an AFC East title. Miami was eliminated from the playoffs on Sunday by the Baltimore Ravens 27-9.