Las Vegas Raiders coach Pete Carroll has retained defensive coordinator Patrick Graham, a person familiar with the decision said Thursday. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the team didn't announce the move.
Romeo Crennel currently holds the record as the NFL's oldest-ever head coach. Pete Carroll is poised to overtake him in 2025.
Star defensive end Maxx Crosby reacts to Raiders' hire of veteran head coach Pete Carroll as Antonio Pierce's replacement
Which means the Super Bowl champion Carroll is now the oldest head coach in the league by far. The San Francisco native will turn 74 in September when the 2025 NFL season begins. The next-oldest coach, Andy Reid, will turn 67 in March — assuming he returns to the Chiefs for another year.
The Raiders' search for a new head coach reached its conclusion Friday as former Seahawks and USC head coach Pete Carroll was hired by Las Vegas. Carroll must now execute the plan on which he sold Raiders leadership to rise from the depths of the AFC West to its peak.
On Friday, the longtime Seattle Seahawks coach reached a deal with the Raiders on a three-year contract, with the option for a fourth year. Now, a reunion with former Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson is reportedly on the table.
The Raiders hired Pete Carroll as their head coach but given his age, they are already thinking about a succession plan.
Former USC Trojans coach Pete Carroll is the new coach for the Las Vegas Raiders. Earlier this week, Carroll and the Raiders agreed on a three-year contract wit
On my first day as King of Sports I’ll call the media to my Ovaltine Office — I drink the delicious malt every day — and wave my pen as a ceremonial sword, righting all wrongs and making sports great again.
Marshawn Lynch was already one of the biggest supporters of Pete Carroll joining the Las Vegas Raiders as their next coach. Lynch, who played under Carroll on the Seattle Seahawks from 2010 to '15 before spending two seasons with the Raiders,
The Raiders are hiring John Glenn as their linebackers coach, Tom Pelissero of NFL Media reports. Glenn was Washington’s assistant special teams coach last season.