The 73-year-old Pete Carroll will make history this season as the oldest head coach in NFL history. The title belongs to Romeo Crennel, who was 73 years and 199 days old for his last game on Jan. 3, 2021 with the Texans. Carroll will turn 74 on September 15.
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.
With Pete Carroll set to become the head coach of the Raiders, he's also set to become the oldest head coach in NFL history.
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How old is Pete Carroll? Raiders make 73-year-old the oldest coach in NFL historyCarroll is easily the NFL's oldest active head coach, leading Reid by nearly seven years. His hiring means four of the NFL's six oldest coaches are all in the AFC West, as Reid (66), Harbaugh (61) and Payton (61) are all among the league's most experienced leaders.
It’s official: Pete Carroll is the new head coach of the Las Vegas Raiders. The Raiders announced on Saturday afternoon that Carroll has officially become their head coach, a comeback to the NFL after many assumed his head-coaching career was over after he was fired by the Seahawks a year ago.
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Pete Carroll to make history with RaidersPete Carroll has agreed to a deal to become the next head coach of the Las Vegas Raiders, and he is now set to make history when the 2025 season begins.
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.
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Raiders tap Pete Carroll, Stockton alum and Pacific powerhouse, as new head coach: reportPete Carroll, whose storied football career is rooted in Stockton, is headed back to an NFL sideline with the Raiders.
Pete Carroll is headed back to an NFL sideline with the Raiders, and he'll become the oldest coach in league history once he debuts in Las Vegas.
Carroll will be 74 this fall, becoming the oldest head coach in NFL history 12 months after Seattle fired then paid him.
Former Super Bowl winner Pete Carroll, who coached the Jets, Patriots and Seahawks in the NFL, was hired as new Las Vegas Raiders head coach.
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