Pete Carroll Hired as Raiders Head Coach

The Las Vegas Raiders have reached an agreement with veteran coach Pete Carroll to become the franchise's head coach on a three-year deal with a fourth-year team option, sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter. Carroll, who turns 74 on Sept. 15, is one of three head coaches to have led a team to both a national championship in college (USC) and a Super Bowl title (Seattle Seahawks).

Carroll will also be the Raiders' fifth coach, including interims, since the franchise moved to Las Vegas from Oakland in 2020, following Jon Gruden, Rich Bisaccia, Josh McDaniels and Antonio Pierce, and the team's ninth coach, including interims, since Raiders owner Mark Davis took over upon the passing of his father Al Davis in 2011 -- Hue Jackson, Dennis Allen, Tony Sparano, Jack Del Rio, Gruden, Bisaccia, McDaniels and Pierce.

The winningest coach in Seahawks history, Carroll takes over a team in the midst of a rebuild. He has had success at USC and in Seattle in similar situations and quickly made both programs competitive. The Raiders, obviously, hope a rejuvenated Carroll can do it again.