{"id":21606,"date":"2025-01-24T02:34:24","date_gmt":"2025-01-24T02:34:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=21606"},"modified":"2025-01-24T02:34:24","modified_gmt":"2025-01-24T02:34:24","slug":"breaking-pete-carroll-emerges-as-wildcard-candidate-for-cowboys-job","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=21606","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Pete Carroll Emerges as Wildcard Candidate for Cowboys Job.."},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\" class=\"wp-caption \">\n<div class=\"h-responsive\">\n<figure class=\"h-responsive__inner\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-featured-image size-featured-image wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1038902714-e1737683497449.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1038902714-e1737683497449.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1038902714-e1737683497449.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1038902714-e1737683497449.jpg?quality=35&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"Pete Carroll has connected with the Dallas Cowboys.\" width=\"780\" height=\"438\" data-img-load-time=\"1435\" data-dom-ready-time=\"1518\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption-credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-post-image-caption-text\">Pete Carroll has connected with the Dallas Cowboys.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The\u00a0Dallas Cowboys\u00a0coaching search added a new name to the mix on Thursday, with Jerry Jones connecting with Pete Carroll.<\/p>\n<p>Carroll won a Super Bowl with the\u00a0Seattle Seahawks\u00a0and has been a name mentioned on the coaching carousel this season. While the Cowboys have shown interest in Carroll but have yet to set up an official interview, per Nick Harris of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Star-Telegram has confirmed that Jones has contacted former Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll regarding the opening,\u201d\u00a0Harris said. \u201cThe conversation has been described as informal, although the interest is legitimate enough to be reported.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Carroll has built a legendary coaching career at both the collegiate and professional levels. After early NFL head coaching stints, he rose to prominence at USC, leading the Trojans to two national championships and seven straight conference titles. He joined the Seattle Seahawks in 2010 and transformed the franchise into a perennial contender, winning a Super Bowl in 2013 and earning a second appearance the following year. Carroll and the Seahawks went their separate ways following the 2023 season.<\/p>\n<p>Carroll had interest in the\u00a0Chicago Bears\u00a0job but they opted to hire former\u00a0Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Cowboys Appear Close to Hiring Brian Schottenheimer<\/h2>\n<p>The news on Carroll comes after\u00a0Brian Schottenheimer\u00a0completed two extended interviews with the Cowboys. Schottenheimer has served as the offensive coordinator in Dallas for the last two seasons and appears to be the heavy frontrunner to land the job.<\/p>\n<p>Clarence Hill of\u00a0All City DLLS\u00a0reported that a deal with Schottenheimer is imminent.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLook for the Cowboys to cross the finish line on hiring Brian Schottenheimer no later than Friday, possibly today,\u201d Hill wrote on X on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>The Cowboys are looking to replace\u00a0Mike McCarthy, who saw his contract expire on Jan. 14. Schottenheimer did not call plays during his time as offensive coordinator under McCarthy.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Cowboys Have Interviewed Multiple Candidates<\/h2>\n<p>Schottenheimer was the fourth person to interview for the job and the only internal candidate. Former\u00a0New York Jets\u00a0coach\u00a0Robert Saleh,\u00a0Seattle Seahawks\u00a0assistant\u00a0Leslie Frazier\u00a0and\u00a0Philadelphia Eagles\u00a0offensive coordinator Kellen Moore have also interviewed.<\/p>\n<p>Saleh signed on with the\u00a0San Francisco 49ers to be their defensive coordinator on Thursday, taking him out of the mix. Moore was once the favorite to land the job but is still coaching the Eagles in the postseason.<\/p>\n<p>The most attention-grabbing name linked to the Cowboys job has been\u00a0Deion Sanders. Like Carroll, Sanders had a casual conversation with Jones about the opening.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo hear from Jerry Jones is truly delightful, and it\u2019s intriguing,\u201d\u00a0Sanders told ESPN. \u201cI love Jerry and believe in Jerry. After you hang up, and process it, and think about it, it\u2019s intriguing. But I love Boulder and everything there is about our team, the coaches, our student body and the community.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>An official interview has not taken place with Sanders, who is currently under contract with Colorado. He\u2019s negotiating an extension with the university and many theorized the very public flirting with the Cowboys could have been a negotiating tactic.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Getty Images Pete Carroll has connected with the Dallas Cowboys. 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