One of the names that hot in the rumor-mill is that of Pete Carroll returning to the NFL with Tom Brady and the Las Vegas Raiders. Do a quick google search of Pete Carroll, and all you see is reports connecting Carroll to the Raiders.

We may find out just how serious former Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll is about returning to the NFL sidelines thanks to the 49ers.

Pete Carroll's son Nathan Carroll began his professional coaching career with the Seattle Seahawks in 2011-12 as a defensive assistant. He was upgraded to offensive assistant (2013) before becoming an assistant wide receivers coach in 2014.

Pete Carroll could be making a move that was once seen as unthinkable. Tim Kawakami of The San Francisco Standard reported on Wednesday that the former Seattle Seahawks head coach Carroll is drawing interest from a highly unlikely team — the San Francisco 49ers.

The San Francisco 49ers are in the midst of a crucial search for a new defensive coordinator, and one name recently floated is none other than former Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll, according to The San Francisco Standard‘s Tim Kawakami The 73-year-old coach,

As the Pete Carroll rumors swirl, it’s not impossible for him to go back to San Francisco as their defensive coordinator.