Decades after an admittedly sour working relationship and subsequent breakup, two pillars of the New England Patriots are coming together out of respect for team history, with Patriots owner Robert Kraft announcing Tuesday the future induction of former coach Bill Parcells into the team's Hall of Fame.

New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft announced Tuesday from the NFL's Annual League Meeting that former head coach Bill Parcells accepted his induction into the club's Hall of Fame.

Bill Parcells has been in the Pro Football Hall of Fame for 12 years. Now he’ll finally be a part of the New England Patriots Hall of Fame. On Tuesday, Patriots chairman Robert Kraft announced that Parcells will be inducted into the team’s Hall of Fame as a contributor this year.

It took decades for the relationship between the Patriots and Parcells to completely heal. That's what made the announcement Tuesday that Parcells would be inducted into the Patriots Hall of Fame notable. For a while, both sides reuniting for such an honor seemed impossible.

Parcells was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2013 as the only coach ever to lead four different NFL teams to the playoffs.

New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft announced that legendary coach Bill Parcells is being inducted into the Patriots Hall of Fame.

New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft announced Tuesday his selection of legendary NFL coach Bill Parcells to the team's Hall of Fame as a contributor.

New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft announced Tuesday that he is inducting former coach Bill Parcells into the team's hall of fame as a contributor, officially burying the hatchet from Parcells' acrimonious departure to the rival New York Jets in 1997.

PALM BEACH, Fla. — Former Patriots coach Bill Parcells will be inducted into the team’s Hall of Fame, Robert Kraft announced Tuesday. Parcells was nominated five times by the Hall’s selection committee before Kraft made an exception and personally extended an invitation over the phone last week.