Pete Carroll could be a darkhorse candidate for the Chicago Bears coaching job, and that's not necessarily a bad thing.

The Chicago Bears interviewed former Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll for their head coaching job on Thursday. The 73-year-old Carroll is looking to return to the sideline after moving into an advisory role with the Seahawks at the end of last season.

The Chicago Bears are in the middle of a head coaching search, which they started shortly after the 2024 season ended for them. Many people had high hopes for the Bears in Caleb Williams’ first season under center,

The Chicago Bears plan to interview former Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll for their head-coaching job Thursday, a league source confirmed Tuesday. ESPN first reported the news. The outlet and others also reported Tuesday that the Dallas Cowboys denied the Bears’ request to interview Dallas coach Mike McCarthy for the vacant coaching job.

Seahawks hopefuls may have been wishing for draft-pick compensation in exchange for Carroll, sort of how Sean Payton was traded from New Orleans to Denver two offseasons ago. That won’t happen. Carroll is free to coach elsewhere and the Seahawks wouldn’t benefit from him filling a head coaching vacancy.

Pete Carroll was one of three candidates the Bears interviewed for their head coaching vacancy Thursday, a name that raises some eyebrows.

The Bears announced they have completed a head coach interview with former Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll.

The Chicago Bears are casting a wide net in their search for a new head coach. And according to ESPN, that includes a scheduled Thursday interview with 73-year-old Pete Carroll, the Super Bowl-winning ex-coach of the Seattle Seahawks.

The Chicago Bears interviewed former Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll on Thursday as part of the team's ongoing head coaching search. Up next on

Bears plan to interview former Seahawks coach Pete Carroll for their vacant head coach job Thursday, sources tell me and @JFowlerESPN

There are a lot of reasons why the Chicago Bears have been floundering for the greater part of the last 40 years.

Carroll’s strength is in culture-building, but greatest NFL accomplishment is Wilson. That’s of critical importance to the Bears, who need to find a head coach who can develop both the franchise and its quarterback, Caleb Williams.