The Las Vegas Raiders and Pete Carroll have reportedly reached an agreement to make him the franchise’s next head coach, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
It’s a three-year deal for Carroll with an option for a fourth, per Schefter.
Carroll, 73, coached the Seattle Seahawks from 2010-2023 where he led them to victory in Super Bowl XLVIII before parting ways with the franchise last January. Seahawks owner Jody Allen said at the time that Carroll’s role would “evolve” from head coach to advisor.
After moving on from coaching in Seattle, Carroll returned to USC in the summer to teach. While he was taking on a different role, the fourth coach to win both an NCAA national title and Super Bowl said that while he didn’t have a desire to get back on the sidelines at the time, he could still handle the workload that comes with being a head coach.
“I could coach tomorrow,” Carroll told Seattle sports radio station 93.3 KJR. “I’m physically in the best shape I’ve been in in a long time. I’m ready to do all the activities that I’m doing and feeling really good about it. I could, but I don’t really — I’m not desiring it at this point.”
The Raiders are undergoing big leadership changes this offseason after firing head coach Antonio Pierce and then dismissing general manager Tom Telesco. They are expected to hire Tampa Bay Buccaneers assistant general manager John Spytek as their new GM.
In taking the Raiders job, Carroll will join Bill Parcells and Marty Schottenheimer as permanent coaches who led four NFL franchises after he was with the Seahawks, New England Patriots and New York Jets.
Now that the Raiders have their head coach, that leaves the Dallas Cowboys and New Orleans Saints as the last open NFL jobs.
