Davie, Fla. ? Bill Parcells’ day began with reports he would rebuild the Atlanta Falcons. It ended with him on the cusp of taking the same job with the Miami Dolphins.

Parcells and Dolphins owner Wayne Huizenga agreed Wednesday on a four-year contract to be Miami’s vice president of football operations, according to ESPN, which employs the two-time Super Bowl-winning coach as an analyst.

The Dolphins declined comment, only saying no contract has been signed, and no one at Huizenga’s business office was authorized to comment when reached Wednesday evening by the Associated Press. Miami’s players were also caught off-stride by the news, which broke after they finished practice.

“I don’t know anything,” defensive end Jason Taylor said.

So, for the second time in less than a week, an off-field story is dominating the conversation at Miami’s training complex.

The first revelation came last Friday: Huizenga has been in talks about selling the team to two real estate developers for about $1.1 billion, although it seems that deal has since unraveled.