Seattle quarterback’s contract, relationship with his former Seahawks coach and Smith’s curious postings makes one wonder.
Raiders new head coach Pete Carroll sees similar situation in Las Vegas as when he took over at USC. Offering insight into his plans.
Pete Carroll received a funny visit during his introductory press conference as head coach of the Las Vegas Raiders, but it was someone he knows very well—former Seahawks running back.
Pete Carroll and Las Vegas have reportedly reached an agreement to make the 73-year-old the Raiders next head coach.
Wilson earned Pro Bowl honors nine times during their run together, but since their split — the quarterback was traded to the Denver Broncos in March 2022 — neither he nor his former head coach have had much in the way of success to write home about.
Faced with hiring a general manager and head coach, most NFL owners would’ve been heavily involved in every facet of the process
Carroll interviewed Miami Dolphins quarterbacks coach/passing game coordinator Darrell Bevell for his OC vacancy. Tom Pelissero was first on the report. Bevell served as Carroll’s OC and offensive play-caller for seven seasons (2011-2017) in Seattle, winning a Super Bowl together in 2013.
Las Vegas Raiders owner Mark Davis ceded much control of those searches to Brady, the seven-time Super Bowl-winning quarterback and current Fox NFL analyst, who was brought into the organization in October as a minority owner.
Not long after Pete Carroll was named the Las Vegas Raiders new head coach, many began linking the Raiders to Pittsburgh Steelers quarternack Russell Wilson, who is set to become a free agent in the coming months. That gained some steam when The Athletic’s NFL insider Jeff Howe, who said there’s some truth to those beliefs.
Carroll's energy is known and obvious, but he cranked it up a notch while taking on the challenge of coaching the Las Vegas Raiders.
USC was panned by the media in 2001 when they hired Pete Carroll to be the program's 22nd head coach. Who could've guessed that the former New York Jets and Ne