The Raiders are closing in on a new head coach, but they will have to turn to a backup plan after Ben Johnson chose the Bears.

Carroll, 73, is set to return to the NFL sideline as a head coach for the first time since the conclusion of the 2023 regular season.

Welcome to the Friday edition of the Pick Six newsletter! With the AFC Championship and NFC title game coming up on Sunday, the Raiders and Jaguars are the last two teams I thought we'd be talking about today,

The Raiders were among the front-runners to land Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson, but had to pivot when Johnson took over in Chicago. Here's a look at how the NFL world reacted to that pivot, and the hiring of Carroll:

Would Pete Carroll be desperate enough for a return to the NFL to settle for a defensive coordinator job? It’s a thought that has at least crossed the mind of one of the Super Bowl-winning ex-Seahawks coach’s rivals,

If the Seahawks are still interested in adding Udinski to their staff, they may face competition from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Their now-former offensive coordinator Liam Coen recently became the head coach of the Jacksonville Jaguars. Since then, Bucs head coach Todd Bowles has requested to speak with Udinski about his newly-minted vacancy at OC.

The NFL head-coaching vacancies are filling up fast. The Chicago Bears scooped up Ben Johnson, the New England Patriots hired Mike Vrabel, the New York Jets got Aaron Glenn, the Jacksonville Jaguars landed Liam Coen and most recently,

Maybe he can’t take the Raiders to a Super Bowl, but can Carroll raise the floor in Las Vegas and bring the team back to winning ways? The Jacksonville Jaguars have reportedly hired Liam Coen as ...

All the chips are on the table for Robert Saleh to be the next defensive coordinator of the San Francisco 49ers. However, Saleh seems likely to be the new head

Carroll would be a good fit for the 49ers in the sense that he's a true leader of men who brings energy and enthusiasm that Kyle Shanahan does not provide.