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.
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.
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,
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.
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.
It's out with the old and in with the new in Las Vegas, but the new happens to be pretty old. The Raiders reportedly agreed to hire Pete Carroll as their head coach on Friday, bringing the Super Bowl-winning coach back to the NFL a year after he was surprisingly ousted by the Seahawks.
Carroll will be 74 this fall, becoming the oldest head coach in NFL history 12 months after Seattle fired then paid him.
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.