Barely a day has passed since Pete Carroll was introduced as the Raiders new head coach. And he is wasting no time putting his staff together. The first interview was held on Tuesday and it’s someone Carroll knows extremely well — Darrell Bevell.
From The Insiders in Mobile: The #Raiders and coach Pete Carroll may get the whole band back together, as Darrell Bevell interviewed today at OC. pic.twitter.com/zNdDrZyjvH
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) January 29, 2025
Bevell was Carroll’s OC in Seattle for seven seasons from 2011-17. In total Bevell has a total of 15 seasons as an NFL offensive coordinator. He has been the QB coach and passing game coordinator in Miami the past three seasons.
Carroll said Monday that he wants a mixture of coaches who have worked with him, who have not worked with him, and coaches on staff. But those who have coached with him before is is priority.
“We’re in the midst of getting started,” Carroll said Monday of the coaching search. “Like John [Spytek] and I, we’re just getting started at it. However, we have been talking to some people and we’re trying to put this thing together. I’m really looking for people that have been with me, that understand the philosophy to some extent.”
Bevell certainly fits that mold and you’d have to think he has an inside track on the job at this point.