Pete Carroll, the Raiders reportedly agree to a 3-year contract to make him the franchise’s next head coach

The Las Vegas Raiders and Pete Carroll have reportedly reached an agreement to make him the franchise’s next head coach, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter.

It’s a three-year deal for Carroll with an option for a fourth per year. Schefter.

Carroll, 73, coached the Seattle Seahawks from 2010-2023, leading them to victory in Super Bowl XLVIII, before parting ways with the franchise last January. Seahawks owner Jody Allen said at the time that Carroll’s role would “evolve” from head coach to advisor.

After moving on from coaching in Seattle, Carroll returned to USC in the summer to teach. While taking on a different role, the third coach to win both an NCAA national title and Super Bowl said that while he had no desire to return to the sidelines at the time, he could still handle the workload to come . with being a head coach.

“I could train tomorrow,” Carroll told Seattle sports radio station 93.3 KJR. “I’m physically in the best shape I’ve been in a long time. I’m ready to do all the activities I do and feel really good about it. I could, but I don’t really – I don’t want to at the moment time.”

The Raiders are undergoing big changes on the executive wing this offseason after firing head coach Antonio Pierce and then firing general manager Tom Telesco. They are expected to hire Tampa Bay Buccaneers assistant general manager John Spytek as their new GM.

In taking the Raiders job, Carroll will join Bill Parcells and Marty Schottenheimer as tenured coaches who led four NFL franchises after stints with the Seahawks, New England Patriots and New York Jets.

Now that the Raiders have their head coach, that leaves the Dallas Cowboys and New Orleans Saints as the last open NFL jobs.