Las Vegas Raiders hire Pete Carroll as head coach, sources say

Former Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll speaks at the Seattle Seahawks press conference at Virginia Mason Athletic Center on January 10, 2024 in Renton, Washington. (Alika Jenner/Getty Images)
The Las Vegas Raiders have hired former Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll as their new head coach, according to reports.
What they're saying:
NFL Network's Ian Rapoport and ESPN's Adam Schefter reported the news early Friday on social media.
Schefter said the agreement is a three-year deal with a fourth-year term option, citing sources.
The 73-year-old will become the oldest coach in the league once again. He coached the Seahawks for a decade, leading them to a pair of Super Bowls and one Vince Lombardi Trophy (2014) before departing in 2023.
The backstory:
He joins a team that’s partly owned by Tom Brady, who beat Carroll and the Seahawks in the Super Bowl 10 years ago. Brady watched from the sideline as Malcom Butler picked off Russell Wilson’s pass at the goal line to seal the victory for the New England Patriots.
The Raiders fired coach Antonio Pierce after going 4-13 in his first full season. Pierce was 5-4 as an interim coach in 2023 after replacing Josh McDaniels.
Carroll becomes the team’s 14th head coach since Jon Gruden was traded to Tampa Bay in 2002.
Carroll also won a college football championship as coach of Southern California.
The Source: Information in this article is from NFL Network's Ian Rapoport and ESPN's Adam Schefter, both citing sources. The Associated Press also contributed to this story.
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