Bill Parcells will not be joining the Atlanta Falcons as head of football operations. Parcells turned down the position, Falcons owner Arthur Blank said Wednesday in a statement.

Bill Parcells may be about to accept a job as the Atlanta Falcons' vice president of football operations, a role that would put him in charge of finding the team's next coach.

Arkansas' patience was rewarded by a coach who wanted out of the NFL after less than a season. Bobby Petrino was introduced as the Razorbacks' new coach Tuesday night, hours after he abruptly resigned from the Atlanta Falcons.

Bobby Petrino was hired Tuesday as the football coach at Arkansas, capping a whirlwind day in which he stunningly resigned from the Atlanta Falcons after just 13 games.