NFL News: Pete Carroll to Reportedly Interview for Bears HC Job amid Kingsbury Rumors

The Chicago Bears are reportedly set to interview an NFL coaching legend for their vacant head coaching position.

Per ESPN's Dan Graziano, former Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll will interview with the Bears on Thursday. Carroll stepped down as Seattle's coach after 14 seasons last year.

Carroll, one of just four head coaches to lead a team to a national championship and a Super Bowl, spent the 2024 season as an advisor to the Seahawks but decided one year away from the sideline was enough, as ESPN's Adam Schefter reported in December that Carroll was interested in the Bears job and wanted to get back into coaching.

Carroll, 73, would be the oldest coach in the NFL if he is hired during this year's coaching cycle.

The Bears have requested to interview a handful of candidates, including Detriot Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson and Lions defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn. They also requested to interview Dallas Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy, whose contract expires Wednesday, but the Cowboys denied the request, per Schefter.

The Bears fired head coach Mike Eberflus in November following a loss to the Detroit Lions and a six-game losing skid.

Whoever takes over as Chicago's head coach will get a roster highlighted by rookie quarterback Caleb Williams, the first overall pick in the 2024 NFL draft. Williams won a Heisman at USC, where Carroll was the head coach from 2001 to 2009.

Along with the Bears, the New England Patriots, New York Jets, Jacksonville Jaguars, New Orleans Saints and Las Vegas Raiders all have coaching vacancies. Though the Raiders' coaching search is the newest—they fired Antonio Pierce on Tuesday—Carroll has already been linked to Las Vegas. Vincent Bonsignore of the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported that Carroll is a "name to keep in mind" in the coaching search.