Seattle Seahawks Super-Bowl winning coach Pete Carroll has expressed interest in the Chicago Bears ‘ head coaching job and would like to return to the sideline next season, league sources told ESPN.
Carroll is one of four head coaches to have led teams to both a national championship and the Super Bowl. The others are Barry Switzer, Jimmy Johnson and Jim Harbaugh.
Three teams — the Bears, Jets and Saints — are in the market for a head coach who can help reset their culture. Few coaches have been more effective than Carroll at doing just that.
The Bears fired Matt Eberflus on Nov. 29, one day after a 23-20 loss to the Lions that ended with the Bears’ furious comeback attempt falling short thanks to clock mismanagement. Thomas Brown, who had recently been named Chicago’s interim offensive coordinator, assumed Chicago’s interim head coaching duties.
Carroll helped shape USC into a national champion and then went to Seattle and, over a run that lasted 14 seasons, led the Seahawks to 10 playoff appearances, two conference championships and the franchise’s only Super Bowl win.