[8] That year the Patriots running backs rushed for 2,331 yards, fourth best in club history, and made their first ever Super Bowl.
[13] Following New England’s 6–10 1995 season, Patriots owner Robert Kraft shifted control of football operations away from Parcells to Grier.
[14] In the 1996 NFL draft, Grier, with Kraft’s blessing, selected Ohio State wide receiver Terry Glenn with the seventh overall pick over the wishes of Parcells, who wanted a defensive player.
[16] The Patriots made Super Bowl XXXI, however, Parcells, who was upset with losing his personnel powers to Grier, left for the New York Jets.
One of his final duties with the team was to perform extensive scouting work on Tom Brady, who the Patriots selected in the sixth round of the draft.
[21] In May 2000, Grier joined the Houston Texans, where he worked as Associate Director of Pro Scouting and senior personnel advisor until his retirement on May 1, 2016.