PRO FOOTBALL DAILY REPORT : AROUND THE NFL : Parcells Out of Buccaneers’ Plans--Again

Once and for all, Bill Parcells is out of the running for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ coaching job.

Owner Hugh Culverhouse met with the former New York Giant coach in the Washington, D.C., area on Wednesday, then announced that the two-time Super Bowl winner is no longer under consideration for the position of head coach and director of football operations.

Culverhouse said he and Parcells discussed the coach’s rejection of a five-year, $6.5-million contract offer less than two weeks ago but that the meeting did not provide him with “the comfort level to pursue further discussions.”

Tampa Bay Vice President Stephen Story, who accompanied Culverhouse to the meeting, said Parcells’ decision was “just a personal thing.”

“He just couldn’t reach that comfort level to get over the rejection--the reasons for it,” Story said. “It just never reached that.

“Bill was disappointed. He had looked forward to the possibility of being coach. He had his opportunity and it just didn’t happen this time.”

The Tampa Tribune reported Wednesday that Culverhouse and Parcells were close to striking a deal that would be less lucrative and not give the coach as much power as the 38-point contract Parcells turned down on Dec. 28.

Former San Francisco 49er Coach Bill Walsh appears close to returning to the team he led to three Super Bowl victories, this time as a consultant.

The San Francisco Examiner said in Wednesday’s editions that Walsh will meet with the team next week to discuss his future.

“If and when Bill Walsh returns to the 49ers--and it appears ‘when’ is the operative word--it will be in a full-time capacity as a consultant on personnel matters,” the newspaper said.

Earlier, the San Francisco Chronicle said Walsh could make his decision as early as Friday. The San Jose Mercury News reported Walsh said he will decide by next week whether to leave NBC, where he is a commentator, and take an NFL job.

Atlanta Falcon tailback Mike Rozier was sidelined during the NFC divisional playoff game against Washington because of disciplinary action, not an injury.

Art Wilkinson, Rozier’s agent, said that Rozier violated team rules at least twice before to the 24-7 loss to the Redskins last Saturday.

Rozier missed the Falcons’ 1 p.m. Friday charter flight to Washington. Then, after paying his own way to Washington and checking into the team’s hotel that afternoon, Rozier was absent for the club’s 10:30 p.m. curfew and bed check.

Falcon Coach Jerry Glanville declined to discuss Rozier’s situation but did not deny that the violations occurred.

“Well, you didn’t see him in gear, did you? It’s really something,” Glanville said.

Wilkinson said Rozier arrived back at the team hotel early Saturday morning after spending most of the night with rap star Hammer, a frequent visitor to the sidelines of Falcon games. Wilkinson said Rozier told him that Hammer had rented limousines for himself and several Falcon players.

“Basically, they were out just having a good time and getting a little crazy,” said Wilkinson, who claimed Rozier wasn’t the only Falcon to miss curfew but declined to name others.

Stanford Coach Dennis Green canceled his interview with the Pittsburgh Steelers and pulled his name out of the running, as he reportedly continued talks with the Minnesota Vikings. . . . New Seattle Seahawk Coach Tom Flores made his first change Wednesday, hiring Larry Kennan as the new offensive coordinator. Kennan spent last season as coach of the London Monarchs of the World League of American Football, guiding them to an 11-1 record and the league championship. . . . The Cincinnati Bengals hired former San Diego Charger defensive coordinator Ron Lynn. . . . Harry Gamble, president and chief operating officer of the Philadelphia Eagles, was named to the NFL competition committee by Commissioner Paul Tagliabue. Gamble will replace the late Paul Brown.