Pete Caroll is ‘name to keep an eye on’ in Raiders’ coaching search as Bill Belichick linked to job

Pete Caroll is ‘name to keep an eye on’ in Raiders’ coaching search as Bill Belichick linked to job

If Tom Brady can’t bring a six-time Super Bowl-winning coach to Las Vegas, seems he and Raiders owner Mark Davis could settle for a coach who has one.

Former Seahawks coach Pete Carroll is “the name to keep an eye on” in the team’s search, according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal.

Carroll has an interview scheduled with the franchise next week, per ESPN.

Pete Carroll could be back on an NFL sideline in 2025. AP

The Raiders are searching for a coach after moving on from first-year head coach Antonio Pierce, who guided the team to a 4-13 record amid inconsistent, at best, quarterback play.

They also dismissed general manager Tom Telesco on Thursday after just one season.

Carroll is looking to return to the NFL after taking a year off following his Seahawks exit and would bring credibility and a strong resume to Sin City.

The 73-year-old went 137-89-1 spanning 14 seasons with the Seahawks from 2010-23, posting a winning record in 11 of his final 12 campaigns.

His time in Seattle resulted in the franchise’s lone Super Bowl triumph in 2013 and a loss to Brady and Bill Belichick in the following Super Bowl.

Pete Carroll and Bill Belichick (r) in 2016. Getty Images

Caroll also won a national тιтle while leading USC.

Though he did not coach this past season, that has not cooled teams’ interest with the Bears interviewing him for their vacancy Thursday, per ESPN.

Adding a coach with Carroll’s experience would be a vast contrast to Pierce being a first-timer in the role, and it seems that could be a priority in the team’s search based on the interest in Carroll and Belichick.

Brady, a minority owner with the franchise, reportedly will have influence on the team’s search and is expected to be part of the crew that will interview candidates.

Tom Brady reportedly will have a say in the Raiders’ coaching search. Getty Images

His opinion surely carries weight as a seven-time Super Bowl champion, and he reportedly already talked to Belichick about whether he would leave North Carolina to return to the pros.

However, Tar Heels general manager Michael Lombardi said Belichick is “one thousand percent committed” to the program.

Pete Carroll has won a Super Bowl and a college football national тιтle. Getty Images

Other candidates for the Raiders’ opening include former Jets coach Robert Saleh, Lions coordinators Ben Johnson and Aaron Glenn, Chiefs defensive coordinator Steve Spagnulo and Ravens offensive coordinator Todd Monken, according to the Review-Journal.

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