The Las Vegas Raiders are wrapping up their third coaching search in the last four years, and have landed one of the most experienced candidates on the market to bring stability to the franchise.
The Raiders are set to hire former Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll as their next head coach, according to multiple media reports. Carroll will become the oldest head coach in NFL history upon coaching his first game with the Raiders but will still look to bring his energetic, culture-driven approach to Las Vegas.
Carroll’s return to the NFL comes after he spent the 2024 season out of coaching. The 2025 campaign will be his 19th season running an NFL team with four different franchises, and his experience could prove valuable to a Raiders team that needs to change its direction.
Here’s a look at the biggest winners and losers of Carroll reportedly joining the Raiders.
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Winners
The Raiders have struggled to find head coaching stability since Jon Gruden stepped down from his post after emails containing racist, homophobic and misogynistic remarks that he sent while working for ESPN were leaked to the media. Carroll gives them one of the NFL’s best culture-builders and a proven winner to boot.
Carroll has a 170-120-1 career record across his 18 seasons as an NFL head coach and won Super Bowl 48 with the Seahawks. He might not immediately bring the Raiders to such heights, but Carroll’s teams have posted…