After spending more than a decade as head coach of the Seattle Seahawks, head coach Pete Carroll will no longer have that job next season.
According to a statement from Seahawks chair Jody Allen, the Super Bowl XLVIII champion will remain with the organization as an advisor to the team. Carroll had a 137-89 record (.606) during his time as a head coach in the NFL.
Carroll, 72, has had an incredibly accomplished career on the sidelines of a football field and it makes sense that he would want to take the next steps of his career.
But fans were stunned by the sudden news of his departure as head coach in Seattle.
Pete Carroll wasn't supposed to be good in the NFL, wasn't supposed to build an elite defense in this era, wasn't supposed to win with his offensive philosophy, wasn't supposed to win without Russell Wilson…I could go on. Absolute stud who made many of us look like idiots.
— Kevin Clark (@bykevinclark) January 10, 2024
What a run for Pete Carroll in Seattle. He lives by the mantra of “always compete” and it was reflected in his teams.
I don’t believe Seattle’s run of finding gem’s late in the draft was an accident: it was terrific scouting and a culture where it didn’t matter how you got…
— Field Yates (@FieldYates) January 10, 2024
I have been personally blindsided by this pete carroll news it's like he is my father pic.twitter.com/oCgZS8rzDn
— Hayley McGoldrick (@GoldieOnSports) January 10, 2024
pete carroll’s probably the coolest football coach of my lifetime. this sucks
— victoria zeller (@dirtbagqueer) January 10, 2024
Much love for @PeteCarroll pic.twitter.com/WYKwbL8J4R
— Michael Silver (@MikeSilver) January 10, 2024
What a ride. I love you @PeteCarroll. Thanks for everything ❤️
— Hustle Chillson (@HustleChillson) January 10, 2024
Didn’t think this would be the end of coaching, at least for now, for Pete Carroll, as the Seahawks announce he’ll move into an advisory role. pic.twitter.com/ZYmVRt78v0
— Lindsey Thiry (@LindseyThiry) January 10, 2024
Pete Carroll is the greatest head coach in Seattle sports history and what he accomplished here is a distant second to his most dominant run as a coach. An incomparable legend.
— Nathan Bishop (@nathan_h_b) January 10, 2024
I’m sad today. Pete Carroll is an absolute legend and a genuine dude who forever changed the landscape in the city of Seattle, raising the bar not only for the Seahawks, but for all the teams in the region. pic.twitter.com/2EKIuDgyQa
— Locked On Mariners (@LO_Mariners) January 10, 2024
Pete Carroll is the greatest Head Coach in Seattle sports history.
College or pro.
End of the greatest run in this city’s history
— Dave “Softy” Mahler (@Softykjr) January 10, 2024
