History of The New York Jets

January 3, Tuna Swims Upstairs
Bill Parcells announced a day after the 1999 season ended that “I’m not going to coach any more football games.” Parcells stayed on as director of football operations, and by contract Bill Belichick took over from Parcells as head coach.

January 4, One and Done I
A day after taking the job, Belichick stunned the Jets and the football world by resigning as head coach, citing the uncertainty of the new ownership situation. Jets president Steve Gutman said Belichick had a signed contract "that is clear, unambiguous and specific".

January 18, Woody's Team
The estate of Leon Hess entered into an agreement to sell the New York Jets to Robert Wood Johnson IV for $635 million. The NFL voted unanimously to accept its finance committee's recommendation to approve the sale to Woody Johnson.

January 24, Groh Steps Up
The Jets elevated linebackers coach Al Groh to head coach, making him the 12th full-time head coach in the franchise’s 40-year history.

January 27, Deal Struck
After NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue and Federal Judge John W. Bissell ruled the Jets' contract with Belichick was valid, Parcells and New England owner Robert Kraft ended the "border war" between the teams and brokered compensation for Belichick to become head coach of the Patriots. The Jets received the Pats' first-round pick (16th overall) in the 2000 draft plus its fourth- and seventh-round picks in 2001. The Jets sent the Patriots a fifth-round pick in 2001 and a seventh-rounder in 2002.

April 12, Key Trade
The Jets sent WR Keyshawn Johnson, the first overall pick in the 1996 draft, to Tampa Bay for two first-round draft choices (Nos. 13 and 27) in the 2000 draft.

April 15, Four Of A Kind
The Jets became the first team ever to make four first-round selections in the NFL Draft, selecting DE Shaun Ellis at No. 12, DE John Abraham at No. 13, QB Chad Pennington at No. 18 and TE Anthony Becht at No. 27.

June 25, Cross Tabbed To Head Jets Development
Jay Cross, president of business operations of the NBA's Miami Heat, was hired as president of Jets development.

September 3, Testaverde Returns
QB Vinny Testaverde, who missed virtually all of 1999 with a ruptured Achilles' tendon, completed 23 of 44 for 261 yards and a TD in the Jets' season-opening 20-16 win at Green Bay, the first victory in their club-record 4-0 start.

October 23, Miraculous
The fourth comeback victory of the season was the most incredible in franchise history as the Jets rallied from a 30-7 deficit for a 40-37 overtime victory over the Miami Dolphins on Monday Night Football at the Meadowlands. The Green & White scored a club-record 30 fourth-quarter points en route to the biggest comeback in franchise history.

December 29, One And Done II
After less than one year on the job, Groh accepted an offer to coach at his alma mater, the University of Virginia.