When the Las Vegas Raiders hired head coach Pete Carroll, it was supposed to signal a radical culture change for the franchise.
The franchise had struggled for any sense of stability since Jon Gruden’s initial departure back in 2001.
Since then, the team had run through a series of ill-fated head-coaching gambles with Bil Callahan, Norv Turner, Art Shell, Lane Kiffin, Tom Cable, Hue Jackson, Dennis Allen, Tony Sparano, Jack Del Rio, Gruden (again), Josh McDaniels, and Antonio Pierce.
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But Carroll was supposed different. A proven winner with a 172-128-1 record with 12 playoff appearances and a Super Bowl championship to his name, Carroll, partnering with new minority owner Tom Brady, was tasked with turning the Raiders’ fortunes around quickly.
However, 14 games into the 2025 season, Vegas is 2-12 and riding an eight-game losing streak. With things going so poorly, many have wondered if Carroll could be one-and-done with the Raiders.
Pro Football Talk’s Mike Florio hinted on Sunday that Carroll leaving the team is closer to a reality than some might think.
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“Coach Pete Carroll shouldn’t want to stay,” Florio wrote. “The Raiders shouldn’t want him to stay. Current speculation, per a league source, centers on some sort of a negotiated resolution, pursuant to which Carroll ‘retires’ and gets a portion of what he’s owed.
“The Raiders, we’re told, will be financially off the hook as to former coach Antonio Pierce, since he signed only a two-year deal when he got the job in 2024.”
Regardless of whether or not Carroll comes back in 2026, sweeping changes are expected across the Raiders franchise next season.
Quarterback Geno Smith will almost certainly be gone after his disastrous year, and the entire offense, which ranks last in the NFL in yards per game (244.1), could use a revamping.
“Obviously, Brady can’t be fired,” Florio added. “But Brady and majority owner Mark Davis will have to decide whether to blow it up again, and whether blowing it up will improve the situation.”
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