The Las Vegas Raiders introduced Pete Carroll as their new head coach earlier this week. The Seattle Seahawks' former leader immediately takes charge of the worst team in the AFC West. As Carroll begins building his coaching staff,

Former Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll is back in the NFL. Over the weekend it was reported that he had taken the head coach vacancy for the Las Vegas Raiders. As Carroll sets up to compete in a brutally competitive AFC West division, the first order of business should be finding a franchise quarterback.

The four AFC West head coaches—Andy Reid, Jim Harbaugh, Sean Payton, and Pete Carroll—now have a combined 20 Conference Championship appearances and nine Super Bowl appearances. https://t.co/t0myQXaeI6

The Las Vegas Raiders made a splash on Friday by hiring Pete Carroll as their new head coach. Carroll, 73, now joins a stacked group of head coaches in AFC West. Carroll, who won a Super Bowl with the Seattle Seahawks,

Specifically, the Seahawks have to decide whether to give DK Metcalf another big contract extension, or if it's time to sell high and see what they can get in a trade.

The Seahawks have enjoyed a long run of high-level play at punter and kicker, drafting Michael Dickson in 2018 and signing Jason Myers in 2019, and both of those players were at the top of their game in 2024.

Carroll will be 74 this fall, becoming the oldest head coach in NFL history 12 months after Seattle fired then paid him.

Perhaps the only one at the news conference who matched his enthusiasm was former running back Marshawn Lynch, who screamed “Raaiiidddeeerrrsss!” when Carroll said he wanted Allegiant Stadium to be filled with fans of the home team. Opposing fans often make it feel like a neutral or away game for the Raiders.

The most significant part of the rebuild will be the quarterback position. The Raiders relied on two bridge options in 2024 in Aidan O’Connell and Gardner Minshew, but need a true starter to contend long-term. On Monday, Carroll noted that the Raiders will "lean on" minority owner Tom Brady in that search.

Russell Wilson and Pete Carroll are going into their fourth season since they've been together in a game on the same team.

Minnesota Vikings running back Aaron Jones (33) celebrates a touchdown with quarterback Sam Darnold (14) during the fourth quarter against the Atlanta Falcons at U.S. Bank Stadium.

Dan Quinn and Adam Peters deserve much credit for bringing the Washington Commanders back from the hell of mediocrity that the much-maligned Dan Snyder plunged the franchise into before he was forced to sell to Josh Harris. Now it seems as if Pete Carroll wants to try his hand at that job.