Friends aid in Parcells' celebration of first win with Dallas

IRVING, Texas -- Bill Parcells was on his way to the team bus in the wee hours Tuesday morning, still smiling from an incredible first victory as coach of the Dallas Cowboys and thrilled to have shared it with so many friends.

Then he clicked on his cell phone and listened to about eight messages. All were congratulatory, though most aren't fit for print.

"Friendly obscene," he described them, adding they were hilarious.

Bob Knight called later and praised a rookie for a heady play during crunch time. When Carolina offensive coordinator Dan Henning phoned, the former Parcells assistant skipped hello and went straight to the Xs and Os behind an important pass.

"He just called the play the way we call it in the huddle," Parcells said.

For Parcells, the jokes were funnier in the afterglow of the 35-32 overtime victory against the New York Giants that began Monday night and ended about 1 a.m.

Elsewhere

49ers: The team waved kicker Jeff Chandler and kick returner Arland Bruce and signed former New York Giants kicker Owen Pochman.

Buccaneers: Receiver Charles Lee was re-signed as a replacement for the injured Joe Jurevicius. The Super Bowl champions also waived tight end Daniel Wilcox and released quarterback Jim Miller.

Jets: Starting cornerback Donnie Abraham is expected to miss eight weeks with a broken shoulder.

-- From wire reports