"With Pete Carroll taking over the Raiders, one name I’ve heard to watch at QB: Russell Wilson. They’ve mended fences, per source, and Wilson could be a stopgap while the Raiders develop a long-term answer," Howe posted on X.
The Denver Broncos and Las Vegas Raiders have both hit hard times in recent years with varying outlying seasons including the Broncos' brief January 2025 playoff appearance. Coach Sean Payton's team lost 31-7 to the Buffalo Bills as quarterback Bo Nix passed for 144 yards and a touchdown while failing to keep pace with Josh Allen and coach Sean McDermott's team.
Russell Wilson could be headed for a reunion with Pete Carroll. After Pete Carroll reportedly agreed to a contract to be the next head coach of the Las
Wilson earned Pro Bowl honors nine times during their run together, but since their split — the quarterback was traded to the Denver Broncos in March 2022 — neither he nor his former head coach have had much in the way of success to write home about.
As of Friday, the four coaches of the AFC West are as follows: Pete Carroll with the Las Vegas Raiders, Andy Reid with the Kansas City Chiefs, Sean Payton with the Denver Broncos, and Jim Harbaugh with the Los Angeles Chargers.
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The Raiders have locked down the legendary Pete Carroll as their new head coach and word is that his old QB Russell Wilson could join him.
The 73-year-old former Seahawks coach is reportedly the front-runner for the Raiders job. Would he be a good fit in Las Vegas?
On Friday morning, former Broncos two-time Pro Bowler Mark Schlereth laid into the Raiders franchise in response to a fan comment in a post that drew plenty of eyeballs on X. "Remember when the Raiders were good?" Schlereth wrote on X. "Yeah me neither... matter of fact nobody does," he concluded.
Carroll will become the oldest head coach in NFL history when he turns 74 in September, but the Raiders clearly view him as someone able to get this franchise back on the right tr
Wilson and Carroll—of course—spent 10 seasons together with the Seattle Seahawks from 2012 to '21, winning four NFC West titles, two NFC championships and Super Bowl XLVIII. There was reportedly some tension between the two down the stretch, and the QB was eventually traded to the Denver Broncos in 2022.