Pete Carroll Signs Contract Extension With Seahawks

If ever there was a man responsible for the Seattle Seahawks huge turnaround, it was Pete Carroll. Pete Carroll's five year, 35 million dollar contract which had run out this season was extended another three years. The 62 year old former coach of the USC Trojans will make the list of becoming one of the highest paid coaches in the NFL following behind New Orleans Saints head coach, Sean Payton, New England Patriots' Bill Belichick, and Kansas City Chiefs', Andy Reid.

NFL.com's Ian Rapoport reported the news via Twitter on yesterday, "Source: Seahawks reach an agreement with coach Pete Carroll on a contract extension. Will be announced tomorrow at a press conference tomorrow." The press conference took place announcing the former New England Patriots, and New York Jets former head coach's extension through 2016.

Overall, Pete Carroll is 71-57 as a head coach in the NFL. His best coaching stint came from when he held the reigns of the USC Trojans where he was 97-19. The San Francisco, California native is 38-26 since becoming the head coach of the Seattle Seahawks. He is the third oldest coach behind New York Giants Tom Coughlin, 65, and former St Louis Rams head coach, Dick Vermeil 63 who has won a Super Bowl.



Cleveland Sports Talk National Writer, Briyant Hines

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