To the NFL decision-makers in Chicago, New York, Jacksonville, New Orleans, Las Vegas and Dallas: Yes, you need to hire a coach. But that’s just the beginning. What do you need, really? It’s not someone who simply installs a system,

Pete Carroll has interest in coaching in the NFL again next season, and the former Super Bowl champion has secured at least one interview. Carroll will interview with the Chicago Bears for their head-coaching job on Thursday, ESPN’s Dan Graziano reports.

A year after the Seattle Seahawks moved on from former head coach Pete Carroll, he's reportedly in the mix for an NFL opening.

Pete Carroll is interested in the Bears' vacant coaching job and it seems like it's mutual. He would be an intriguing fit in Chicago.

Vrabel, a former Patriots linebacker, brings a culture of accountability to the Patriots -- who finished 4-13 last season.

Carroll has reportedly expressed a desire to return to an NFL sideline in 2025 after not coaching this past season.

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 fact that Vrabel was available made the best choice an easy one. Kraft hasn’t run an actual coaching search since 1997 when he hired Pete Carroll. The two hires that followed — Bill Belichick in 2000 and Jerod Mayo last year — were both examples of Kraft selecting people who he already knew, liked and trusted.

Here is an in-depth look at Pete Carroll, who even at 73 years old, is still a potential option to lead the Bears.

Former Super Bowl winner Pete Carroll will interview on Monday ... Carroll also guided the New York Jets (1994) and New England Patriots (1997-99) and has a 170-120-1 record as an NFL head coach.

Mayo is not the first coach-in-waiting turned one-and-done, and signs point to Robert Kraft wanting a power coach once again.

The Chicago Bears were denied an interview with Dallas Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy for their head coaching vacancy but will sit down with longtime NFL coach Pete ... campaign. Carroll also guided the New York Jets (1994) and New England Patriots (1997-99 ...