In the 1990s, he had stints as the head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles and the New York Jets in the National Football League (NFL).
After his professional football career was over, Kotite spent much of the next two decades as an assistant coach, including a lengthy stint as offensive coordinator of the New York Jets.
At the post-game press conference, when asked, he stated that the reason he went for a (failed) two-point conversion attempt rather than kick the point after following the second touchdown late in the fourth quarter, was because the "rain made the ink run and blurred the chart, so I couldn't see what was written on it to know what to do."
After beating the Cardinals for that seventh win, Kotite sarcastically used Lurie's words and told the media that he would be doing his own evaluations at the end of the season and keeping his own options open.
After the Eagles let Kotite go, he returned to his hometown as head coach of the New York Jets, who had just fired Pete Carroll after one losing season (6–10).
[1] Poorly handled drafts contributed to the disappointing seasons, most notably Kotite's first round selection of tight end Kyle Brady over the heavily favored Warren Sapp in 1995, even as a contingent of Jets fans were heard at the draft chanting "We want Sapp!".
[2] After his coaching days were over, Kotite was involved in two TV promotional commercials, for the USA Network during the US Open Tennis championships, and for AmeriTrade during the Super Bowl XXXIV pregame show casting him as father of a son who surprises him by telling him he wants to be a Broadway dancer.