On Friday morning, former Broncos two-time Pro Bowler Mark Schlereth laid into the Raiders franchise in response to a fan comment in a post that drew plenty of eyeballs on X. "Remember when the Raiders were good?" Schlereth wrote on X. "Yeah me neither... matter of fact nobody does," he concluded.
The Las Vegas Raiders have their head coach but still need a quarterback and could look at one with ties to Pete Carroll.
As of Friday, the four coaches of the AFC West are as follows: Pete Carroll with the Las Vegas Raiders, Andy Reid with the Kansas City Chiefs, Sean Payton with the Denver Broncos, and Jim Harbaugh with the Los Angeles Chargers.
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The Raiders have locked down the legendary Pete Carroll as their new head coach and word is that his old QB Russell Wilson could join him.
Romeo Crennel currently holds the record as the NFL's oldest-ever head coach. Pete Carroll is poised to overtake him in 2025.
The Raiders were among the front-runners to land Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson, but had to pivot when Johnson took over in Chicago. Here's a look at how the NFL world reacted to that pivot, and the hiring of Carroll:
Wilson and Carroll—of course—spent 10 seasons together with the Seattle Seahawks from 2012 to '21, winning four NFC West titles, two NFC championships and Super Bowl XLVIII. There was reportedly some tension between the two down the stretch, and the QB was eventually traded to the Denver Broncos in 2022.
After a year away from the game, former Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll is officially returning to football. On Friday morning it was announced the Las Vegas Raiders were signing the Seahawks legend to be their next head coach.
With the Las Vegas Raiders reportedly hiring Pete Carroll as their next head coach, the Raiders have been named as a team to watch for a quarterback who played under Carroll with the Seattle Seahawks.
Former Seahawks coach Pete Carroll and the Raiders agreed to a three-year contract with a team option for a fourth year, according to a report.