The NFL has seen a youth movement at head coach in recent years, but the Raiders went against that trend with their newest hire.

Which means the Super Bowl champion Carroll is now the oldest head coach in the league by far. The San Francisco native will turn 74 in September when the 2025 NFL season begins. The next-oldest coach, Andy Reid, will turn 67 in March — assuming he returns to the Chiefs for another year.

The four AFC West head coaches—Andy Reid, Jim Harbaugh, Sean Payton, and Pete Carroll—now have a combined 20 Conference Championship appearances and nine Super Bowl appearances. https://t.co/t0myQXaeI6

The Raiders' new head coach has found success over the years against these other in-division coaches, with a career total 10 wins against Reid, Payton and Harbaugh. This includes an NFC Championship victory over Harbaugh's San Francisco 49ers in the 2013 season.

Pete Carroll will turn 74 in September when he embarks on his first season as head coach of the Raiders.

In his return to the NFL at age 73, Pete Carroll will set a new league record as the head coach of the Las Vegas Raiders in 2025. Carroll has already regained his status as the oldest active head coach in the NFL, but once the season begins, he will have a record within reach.

Former USC Trojans coach Pete Carroll is the new coach for the Las Vegas Raiders. Earlier this week, Carroll and the Raiders agreed on a three-year contract wit

Former Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll was named head coach of the Las Vegas Raiders last week. Carroll is now busy putting together his coaching staff for his latest venture. He's reportedly