The Las Vegas Raiders adding head coach Pete Carroll to an AFC West that already includes Andy Reid with the Kansas City Chiefs and Sean Payton with the Denver Broncos is a dominant conversation right now.
The AFC West underwent a dramatic shakeup on Friday with the arrival of Pete Carroll as Las Vegas Raiders head coach – rekindling his longstanding rivalry with Los Angeles Chargers head coach Jim Harbaugh in the process.
Alexander was one of the first hires made by Joe Hortiz when he came in as the Chargers' general manager last offseason. The Raiders have already interviewed Alexander and plan to conduct a second interview with him on Monday.
The Los Angeles Chargers may have even tougher competition next season, as the Las Vegas Raiders announced Pete Carroll as their next head coach. Carroll will be the third coach in the AFC West to have won a Super Bowl in his coaching career. Chargers head coach Jim Harbaugh has appeared in one.
If Alexander is hired, it would be the second consecutive year in which the Raiders hired a general manager from the Chargers’ front office. Last year, they hired Tom Telesco, who was fired after one season in Las Vegas. Telesco was with the Bolts for 11 seasons.
The Las Vegas Raiders requested interviews with Los Angeles Chargers assistant GM Chad Alexander and Pittsburgh Steelers pro scouting director Sheldon White for their general manager vacancy. Those are in addition to the club's initial requests to ...
And yet, a new coach is probably looking at a total rebuild in an AFC West division boasting coach-quarterback combos such as Andy Reid- Patrick Mahomes with the two-time defending Super Bowl champion Chiefs, Jim Harbaugh- Justin Herbert with the Los Angeles Chargers and Sean Payton- Bo Nix with the Denver Broncos.
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 Chargers will be big spenders in free agency. They’re projected to have $63 million in cap space, and if they make some cuts, they could have more. Pro Football Focus sees Los Angeles using a good chunk of that money to sign wide receiver Tee Higgins, the No. 1 overall free agent this offseason.
With the Chiefs one game away from returning to the Super Bowl, there's a big chance Taylor Swift could be in the crowd to watch.
Former Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll is joining the Las Vegas Raiders, who play in the AFC West with Jim Harbaugh's LA Chargers.