Vikings head coach Kevin O'Connell has some of the traits that turn pros into living legends, and he's close to one in particular.

The NFL head coaching vacancies are filling up fast. The Chicago Bears scooped up Ben Johnson, the New England Patriots hired Mike Vrabel, the New York Jets got Aaron Glenn and mo

But, historically, Pete Carroll is close. Carroll ... The 73-year-old from San Francisco was in his third season as the Minnesota Vikings’ defensive backs coach when Mike Macdonald was born. If hired, he would be the oldest coach in NFL history.

Both possibilities are in play as Seattle, Las Vegas, Dallas and San Francisco decide on next coaches and play callers for 2025.

The Las Vegas Raiders are negotiating a deal to hire Pete Carroll to be their new head coach, a person with knowledge of the decision told The Associated Press on Friday.

Hughes’ NFL experience includes a two-year stint as the Vikings’ defensive backs coach under Bud Grant in 1982 and 1983, giving him a connection with one of the Raiders’ head coach candidates. Grant retired after the 1983 season, but returned to Minnesota in 1985 and hired Pete Carroll in Hughes’ former position.

A “players coach” is something of a rarity in the modern NFL, but it appears that Minnesota Vikings ... coaches are like Pete Carroll.” Griffin, who joined the Vikings in 2023, played ...

Coach Kevin O'Connell was waiting. It was the Vikings' fifth first-quarter turnover in 10 games, the most in the NFL at the time, and the issue had been addressed repeatedly in team meetings. What Jones encountered, however, was O'Connell's secret sauce. He was "stern" but not angry, Jones recalled.

If wisdom truly does come with age, then the Las Vegas Raiders are going to have the smartest head coach in the NFL in 2025. After a job search that spanned 17 days, the Raiders have hired Pete Carroll, who is now set to become the oldest coach in NFL history.

The Dallas Cowboys are in talks with Pete Carroll about becoming their next head coach as owner Jerry Jones considers a number of candidates for the position

The coaching carousel for the 2025 offseason is already moving. Here are the latest news and rumors from around the NFL!