When the NFL regular season comes to a close, it sends the head-coaching carousel into high gear. The 2025 cycle is in full swing and began with seven openings across the NFL.  The cycle kicked off with the New England Patriots hiring Mike Vrabel after moving on from Jerod Mayo after one season,

The coaching carousel for the 2025 offseason is already moving. Here are the latest news and rumors from around the NFL!

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.

The Las Vegas Raiders are hiring Pete Carroll to be the team’s head coach, according to reports. ESPN’s Adam Schefter and NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport and Tom Pelissero first reported the news. CNN has reached out to the Raiders for comment.

However, another coach that Las Vegas interviewed has now emerged as a top candidate to sign with the Raiders. According to The Athletic 's Tashan Reed and Vic Tafur, former Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll is believed to be the team's top option right now.

Bill Belichick isn’t back in the NFL. Rather, Pete Carroll is going to become the head coach of the Las Vegas Raiders it was reported Friday. This will be the fourth NFL team that Carroll has coached. He spent a year with the New York Jets, three with the New England Patriots and 14 with the Seattle Seahawks.

Liam Coen has turned down the Jacksonville Jaguars' head coaching job, electing to remain with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

The NFL head coach carousel never stops, with numerous head coaches getting fired during and after the season. As such, our head coach tracker never stops and is continuously updated throughout the year.

HENDERSON, Nev. — Pete Carroll was announced Saturday as Las Vegas' new coach, with the Raiders hoping that even as the oldest head coach in the NFL the 73-year-old will provide stability for an organization badly lacking it.

Aaron Glenn is joining Ben Johnson on the move to a head coaching position. Glenn agreed to take over the New York Jets on Wednesday, according to a person with knowledge of the decision.

The Cowboys interviewed Eagles offensive coordinator Kellen Moore, who played for the team and then served as Dak Prescott’s play-caller for four seasons. Dallas also interviewed former Jets coach Robert Saleh and former Vikings coach Leslie Frazier.

The Las Vegas Raiders are negotiating a deal to hire Pete Carroll to be their new head coach, a person with knowledge of the decision told The Associated Press.