New Las Vegas coach is building his staff
New Las Vegas Raiders head coach Pete Carroll has been on the job for a week now and he is busy putting his staff together.
While he has work to do, Carroll is making progress on filling his staff.
Monday, when he was introduced as the Raiders’ new head coach, Carroll said his 2025 staff would be a combination of former assistants from his 14-season stint as the coach of the Seattle Seahawks, spanning 2010-23, coaches from elsewhere and holdovers from the staff of the fired Antonio Pierce in Las Vegas.
That is what is unfolding.
In two of his three biggest hires, Carroll has kept holdovers as he retained defensive coordinator Patrick Graham and special teams coach Tom McMahon. They are both working with their third head coach and are entering their fourth season in Las Vegas.
There has been speculation other former Pierce assistants can be retained, including defensive line coach Rob Leonard and cornerbacks coach Ricky Manning Jr.
Carroll has brought in linebackers coach John Glenn and vice president of coaching operations Matt Capurro from his Seattle days.
Carroll has interviewed Darrell Bevell for the offensive coordinator job. Bevell was Seattle’s offensive coordinator for seven seasons. He is considered the favorite, but Carroll has to comply with the Rooney Rule at offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach so it’s a work in progress.
There is also speculation Carroll could hire Tom Cable as offensive lien coach. Cable worked for Carroll in Seattle and has had stints with the Raiders as both the head coach and offensive line coach.
So, Carroll is making progress, but there’s still work to do as he fills his staff.
