When Pete Carroll was employed by the Seattle Seahawks as head coach in 2010, he retained Gus Bradley as his defensive coordinator. Now that he’s with the Las Vegas Raiders, historical past is repeating itself.
As an alternative of hiring a well-recognized title in an exterior search, Carroll has opted to maintain Raiders DC Patrick Graham in his present place.
Not leaving Las Vegas: The #Raiders have re-signed Patrick Graham as their defensive coordinator, per sources.
Graham’s contract expired and he had choices, together with going to Jacksonville. However Pete Carroll and Tom Brady are followers of Graham and satisfied him to return. pic.twitter.com/Y7DYAO2S5a
— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) January 30, 2025
That is related information to the Seattle Seahawks if solely as a result of the Raiders interviewed secondary coach/go recreation coordinator Karl Scott for the job. Scott was the one assistant coach retained by Mike Macdonald after Carroll was let go by Seattle. Graham was interviewed by the Seahawks final 12 months as a head coach candidate, and his New York Giants protection famously flummoxed the Seahawks in that dreadful 17-12 house loss again in 2020.
Graham’s contract renewal doesn’t imply Scott is certainly staying in Seattle; the New Orleans Saints nonetheless haven’t even employed a head coach, whereas the Jacksonville Jaguars haven’t but selected whether or not or not Ryan Nielsen shall be retained underneath new head coach Liam Coen. In the end, the percentages look favorable for Scott to stay on the Seahawks employees.