The Raiders missed out on Ben Johnson during the 2025 NFL hiring cycle but landed a proven alternative in former Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll.
Bill Belichick gave his thoughts on Tom Brady helping the Las Vegas Raiders hire Pete Carroll as their next head coach.
Romeo Crennel currently holds the record as the NFL's oldest-ever head coach. Pete Carroll is poised to overtake him in 2025.
The 73-year-old Carroll, who won a Super Bowl with the Seattle Seahawks and a national championship at USC, takes over after Las Vegas went 4-13 last season
The 73-year-old former Patriots and Seahawks coach is returning to the NFL after just one season off the sidelines.
Wilson and Carroll—of course—spent 10 seasons together with the Seattle Seahawks from 2012 to '21, winning four NFC West titles, two NFC championships and Super Bowl XLVIII. There was reportedly some tension between the two down the stretch, and the QB was eventually traded to the Denver Broncos in 2022.
A number of potential candidates for the coordinator roles with the Raiders have ties to Carroll from his 14 years with the Seahawks.
Ben Johnson made a decision. Aaron Glenn could be next. With Johnson heading to Chicago and Mike Vrabel already in New England, five head coaching vacancies remain.
Carroll has always been equal parts fun and ferocious — sometimes his drive to build competition inside the roster is overshadowed by his positive personality. For all of the memorable success of Wilson and running back Marshawn Lynch in Seattle, it was always the legendary Legion of Boom defense that set the tone.
Tom Brady and Shedeur Sanders go way back, having established a football relationship since Sanders' days as a high school quarterback. And with Brady seemingly very much involved
The Las Vegas Raiders are negotiating a deal to hire Pete Carroll to be their new head coach, a person with knowledge of the decision told The Associated Press.