We may find out just how serious former Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll is about returning to the NFL sidelines thanks to the 49ers.

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.

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.

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.

The Super Bowl-winning resume of new minority owner Tom Brady couldn't help the Las Vegas Raiders land the coveted Ben Johnson as the club's new head coach. Brady may, however, end up luring a fellow Super Bowl champion to Sin City,

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.

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.

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

The Bears interviewed former Seahawks coach Pete Carroll for their head coaching job. The 73-year-old Carroll is looking to return to the NFL sidelines.

Pete Carroll could be making a move that was once seen as unthinkable. Tim Kawakami of The San Francisco Standard reported on Wednesday that the former Seattle Seahawks head coach Carroll is drawing interest from a highly unlikely team — the San Francisco 49ers.

The San Francisco 49ers are in the midst of a crucial search for a new defensive coordinator, and one name recently floated is none other than former Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll, according to The San Francisco Standard‘s Tim Kawakami The 73-year-old coach,