Jim Harbaugh and Pete Carroll go way, way back. Carroll's hiring as the new head man for the Las Vegas Raiders is sure to ignite the rivaly with Harbaugh.
Reports strongly suggested that Pete Carroll was the Las Vegas Raiders' top fallback option after the team failed to hire Ben Johnson as head coach. However, one NFL insider is telling a different story.
The word “culture” will be thrown around a lot when Carroll and Spytek are introduced, but "continuity" might be the bigger word.
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.
Last week, the Las Vegas Raiders agreed to hire 73-year-old Pete Carroll as their head coach. The Raiders made the decision not long after the hottest name on the job market, Ben Johnson, left the Detroit Lions to take the Chicago Bears head coaching gig.
The Raiders were among the front-runners to land Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson, but had to pivot when Johnson took over in Chicago. Here's a look at how the NFL world reacted to that pivot, and the hiring of Carroll:
After a year away from the game, former Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll is officially returning to football. On Friday morning it was announced the Las Vegas Raiders were signing the Seahawks legend to be their next head coach.
Raiders new head coach is not new to coaching. He has had a lot of success. And every bit of it he said was established through competition.
Former Bears head coach Matt Eberflus is closing in on a deal to join the Dallas Cowboys as defensive coordinator, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported.
Dave Helman sits down with Carmen Vitali to discuss all of the coaching moves across the NFL including the Chicago Bears hiring Dennis Allen to be their defensive coordinator & the Las Vegas Raiders hiring Pete Carroll to be their head coach.
Only two NFL teams have ever won three straight championships with Green Bay doing it from 1929-31 and again in 1965-67 seasons.