Pete Carroll says he wants to coach the Chicago Bears

The Chicago Bears have another name to add to their growing list of potential head coaching candidates, but this one may not get fans too excited.

According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, former Seahawks Coach Pete Carroll is throwing his hat in the Bears’ coaching ring.

Former Seahawks Super-Bowl winning HC Pete Carroll has expressed interest in the Bears HC job and would like to return to the sideline next season, league sources tell ESPN.

Carroll is one of four head coaches to have led teams to both a national championship and the Super… pic.twitter.com/qs6g4v1lTA

— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) December 25, 2024

Carroll and the Seahawks had a mutual parting of the ways last offseason, and now, after a season away from the sideline, the 170-game winner is ready go get back in the game.

The question is whether the Chicago Bears would consider him a serious candidate. He’ll turn 74 years old at the start of next season and has made a career out of being a defensive specialist. Neither his age or his defensive-first mentality seems to match what Chicago needs in their next head coach.

Still, the fact Carroll is making it known that he wants the Bears job is a message to the other eventual head coaching candidates that Chicago is in fact an appealing head coaching destination.