In his return to the NFL at age 73, Pete Carroll will set a new league record as the head coach of the Las Vegas Raiders in 2025. Carroll has already regained his status as the oldest active head coach in the NFL, but once the season begins, he will have a record within reach.

The Las Vegas Raiders have landed on their next head coach, with the team set to hire former Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll to fill their vacancy. When Carroll takes the sideline for the Raiders in Week 1,

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.

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.

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.

Pete Carroll, whose storied football career is rooted in Stockton, is headed back to an NFL sideline with the Raiders.

Carroll will be 74 this fall, becoming the oldest head coach in NFL history 12 months after Seattle fired then paid him.

When Pete Carroll steps on the sidelines for the Las Vegas Raiders for the 2025 season, he will become the oldest head coach in NFL history.

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.

Carroll 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.

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.