When the NFL regular season comes to a close, it sends the head-coaching carousel into high gear. The 2025 cycle is in full swing and began with seven openings across the NFL. The cycle kicked off with the New England Patriots hiring Mike Vrabel after moving on from Jerod Mayo after one season,
Pete Carroll left his throne as the NFL’s oldest head coach for exactly 380 days. Now he’s back to reclaim it with the Las Vegas Raiders.
The 73-year-old former Seattle Seahawks, New England Patriots and New York Jets head joins general manager John Spytek to form a new power duo at the top of organization.
Carroll, 73, is set to return to the NFL sideline as a head coach for the first time since the conclusion of the 2023 regular season.
Former Seattle Seahawks Super Bowl champion head coach Pete Carroll agreed to become the next head coach of the Las Vegas Raiders on Friday, according to CBS Sports NFL insider Jo
The Las Vegas Raiders are hiring Pete Carroll to be the team’s head coach, according to reports. ESPN’s Adam Schefter and NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport and Tom Pelissero first reported the news. CNN has reached out to the Raiders for comment.
Pete Carroll, 73, will return to the sideline with the Las Vegas Raiders after leading the Seattle Seahawks to two NFC titles and the franchise’s only Super Bowl win during a 14-year stretch.
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.
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,
All the chips are on the table for Robert Saleh to be the next defensive coordinator of the San Francisco 49ers. However, Saleh seems likely to be the new head