The 49ers keep missing out on the top defensive coordinator candidates on the market as they wait for Robert Saleh. Which means the 49ers might need to scramble to find a second option. And that backup option could be Pete Carroll.

Pete Carroll's son Nathan Carroll began his professional coaching career with the Seattle Seahawks in 2011-12 as a defensive assistant. He was upgraded to offensive assistant (2013) before becoming an assistant wide receivers coach in 2014.

As six NFL teams attempt to fill vacancies, here's the case for 73-year-old former Seahawks leader Pete Carroll as a viable NFL head coach in 2025.

Former Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll's return to the NFL coaching ranks looks more and more plausible. After interviewing with the Chicago Bears on T

Seahawks hopefuls may have been wishing for draft-pick compensation in exchange for Carroll, sort of how Sean Payton was traded from New Orleans to Denver two offseasons ago. That won’t happen. Carroll is free to coach elsewhere and the Seahawks wouldn’t benefit from him filling a head coaching vacancy.

The Raiders hold one of the more intriguing head coaching openings for 2025. Is the franchise pursuing Pete Carroll?

The Chicago Bears interviewed former Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll for their head coaching job on Thursday.

As the Pete Carroll rumors swirl, it’s not impossible for him to go back to San Francisco as their defensive coordinator.

Pete Carroll could join forces with an old divisional rival if the Las Vegas Raiders don't hire him as their next head coach.

One of the names that hot in the rumor-mill is that of Pete Carroll returning to the NFL with Tom Brady and the Las Vegas Raiders. Do a quick google search of Pete Carroll, and all you see is reports connecting Carroll to the Raiders.