After battling for supremacy in the Pac-10 and the NFC West, Carroll and Harbaugh are now set to square off in the AFC West.

Vikings head coach Kevin O'Connell has some of the traits that turn pros into living legends, and he's close to one in particular.

Carroll, 73, is set to return to the NFL sideline as a head coach for the first time since the conclusion of the 2023 regular season.

The Las Vegas Raiders found their replacement for Antonio Pierce on Friday, hiring Pete Carroll as their new head coach, according to ESPN's Adam

But, historically, Pete Carroll is close. Carroll ... The 73-year-old from San Francisco was in his third season as the Minnesota Vikings’ defensive backs coach when Mike Macdonald was born. If hired, he would be the oldest coach in NFL history.

The 73-year-old former Seahawks coach is reportedly the front-runner for the Raiders job. Would he be a good fit in Las Vegas?

Both possibilities are in play as Seattle, Las Vegas, Dallas and San Francisco decide on next coaches and play callers for 2025.

Hughes’ NFL experience includes a two-year stint as the Vikings’ defensive backs coach under Bud Grant in 1982 and 1983, giving him a connection with one of the Raiders’ head coach candidates. Grant retired after the 1983 season, but returned to Minnesota in 1985 and hired Pete Carroll in Hughes’ former position.

A “players coach” is something of a rarity in the modern NFL, but it appears that Minnesota Vikings ... coaches are like Pete Carroll.” Griffin, who joined the Vikings in 2023, played ...

The NFL head coaching vacancies are filling up fast. The Chicago Bears scooped up Ben Johnson, the New England Patriots hired Mike Vrabel, the New York Jets got Aaron Glenn and mo

Ben Johnson made a decision. Aaron Glenn could be next. With Johnson heading to Chicago and Mike Vrabel already in New England, five head coaching vacancies remain.