[nfbwatlk] Fw: Breaking news from seattlepi.com: LA Times: Carroll accepts Seahawks job

[Lauren Merryfield]

Seahawks blog
http://blog.seattlepi.nwsource.com/football/archives/190660.asp
Seahawks get their man as Carroll steps down at USC
Pete Carroll turned in his resignation at USC and has struck a deal with the 
Seattle Seahawks to become their head coach, the Los Angeles Times reported 
Sunday night.

There was no official word yet from the Seahawks, who said no announcement 
will be forthcoming Sunday, but it's clear the two-time national champion 
coach is headed to the Pacific Northwest.


USC coach Pete Carroll will meet with Seahawks officials this weekend to 
finalize a reported five-year deal. (Getty Images/Harry How)Seahawks CEO Tod 
Leiweke met with Carroll in Los Angeles throughout the day Sunday and 
presumably will be returning to Seattle with the 58-year-old coach for a 
Monday proclamation.

The Los Angeles Daily News broke the story of Carroll's resignation with a 
one-line blog post on its website.

The Los Angeles Times then reported that USC players were informed of 
Carroll's departure Sunday night by a text message from a Trojan assistant 
coach.

ESPN says USC linebackers coach Ken Norton and offensive coordinator Jeremy 
Bates have indicated they will be coming with Carroll to Seattle.

Previous speculation has USC offensive line coach Pat Ruel, a veteran NFL 
assistant, as a likely candidate as well.

The Seahawks are looking for a head coach to replace the fired Jim Mora, as 
well as a general manager to replace Tim Ruskell, in what will be a sweeping 
overhaul of a franchise that struggled badly the past two seasons after five 
straight playoff appearances.

Mora was fired Friday after finishing his first season as head coach with a 
5-11 mark.

Carroll brings a stunning collegiate resume, having won seven Pac-10 
championships and posting a 97-19 record in nine seasons at USC. But his NFL 
record isn't as shiny, having been fired by the New York Jets after one 
season in 1994 and by the New England Patriots after seeing the team's 
record decline three straight years after he inherited a Super Bowl team in 
1997.

His NFL head coaching record is 33-31, but he was a highly regarded 
defensive coordinator prior to his head coaching stints and he's proven 
himself to be a hugely successful head coach at the college level over the 
past decade at USC.

While Carroll is the imminent choice for head coach, the GM search remains 
wide open. ESPN's Adam Schefter reported Saturday that former Tennessee 
Titans general manager Floyd Reese will interview with the Seahawks this 
coming week, while John Clayton says his sources indicate Pittsburgh 
Steelers administrator Omar Khan is also slated to meet with the team.

They join Green Bay director of football operations John Schneider and New 
York Giants scouting director Marc Ross as reported interview candidates 
this week, though the Seahawks are not confirming any of that at this point.

Khan, 32, has been more of a contract negotiator and business executive in 
his time with the Steelers, so it's likely the Seahawks are looking for both 
a general manager/personnel director type and a salary-cap/financial 
specialist.

No matter how the titles are divided up, most NFL teams have someone to 
oversee the football operations and someone else to deal with salary cap and 
finance issues.

Expect the Seahawks to eventually come up with equal titles and power bases 
for their coach and general manager positions, with a money man then working 
under the GM.


Floyd ReeseReese, 61, breaks the mold of other candidates mentioned 
previously in the Seahawks' search as he is an older, established general 
manager who worked with the Houston Oilers/Tennessee Titans organization 
from 1990-2006.

He currently is a senior advisor for the New England Patriots, but his 2007 
firing from the Titans came back into the public eye last October when his 
wife, Sally, called a Nashville radio station to blast the team regarding 
its treatment of her husband.

Reese is regarded as an excellent personnel man and was responsible for 
drafting three Rookie of the Years -- running back Eddie George in 1996, 
defensive end Jevon Kearse in 1999 and quarterback Vince Young in 2006 -- as 
well as quarterback Steve McNair, not to mention most of the current Titans' 
team.

Posted by Greg Johns at January 10, 2010 8:00 p.m.
· Return to Seahawks get their man as Carroll steps down at USC

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LA TIMES: CARROLL ACCEPTS SEAHAWKS JOB
USC head football coach Pete Carroll has accepted the job as head coach of
the Seattle Seahawks, the Los Angeles Times is reporting on its Web site.
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