The Las Vegas Raiders are being linked to Russell Wilson in NFL free agency following the hiring of his former head coach Pete Carroll.

Carroll enters his 31st season in the NFL, most recently spending 14 seasons as the Executive V.P. and Head Coach of the Seattle Seahawks.

The Las Vegas Raiders are hiring Pete Carroll to be the team’s head coach, according to reports. ESPN’s Adam Schefter and NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport and Tom Pelissero first reported the news. CNN has reached out to the Raiders for comment.

After a year away from the game, former Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll is officially returning to football. On Friday morning it was announced the Las Vegas Raiders were signing the Seahawks legend to be their next head coach.

Carroll will be 74 this fall, becoming the oldest head coach in NFL history 12 months after Seattle fired then paid him.

Pete Carroll, 73, will return to the sideline with the Las Vegas Raiders after leading the Seattle Seahawks to two NFC titles and the franchise’s only Super Bowl win during a 14-year stretch.

The Las Vegas Raiders are hiring Carroll, the former Super Bowl-winning coach of the Seattle Seahawks, as their coach, a person with knowledge of the deliberations confirmed Friday.

The 73-year-old former Patriots and Seahawks coach is returning to the NFL after just one season off the sidelines.

After weeks of interviews, we finally know who will be calling shots for the Las Vegas Raiders this offseason. The

On Friday, the longtime Seattle Seahawks coach reached a deal with the Raiders on a three-year contract, with the option for a fourth year. Now, a reunion with former Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson is reportedly on the table.

Two days after Pete Carroll reached a long-term agreement to become the Raiders’ next head coach, NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reported Sunday that Carroll’s former quarterback in Seattle, Russell Wilson, is a “strong option” to fill Las Vegas’ void under center.