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Pete Carroll agrees to multiyear extension with Seahawks

By Erin Walsh | Last updated Nov 8, 2020 11:31 AM ET

The Seattle Seahawks have been wildly successful with Pete Carroll as their head coach. With a 6-1 start to the 2020 season, Seattle has decided to reward Carroll with a new deal.

ESPN's Adam Schefter reports that Carroll has agreed to a multiyear extension with the Seahawks. The deal is reportedly for five years and will make Carroll one of, if not the highest-paid coaches in the NFL.

Pete Carroll’s new contract is believed to be a five-year extension that makes him one of, if not the, highest-paid head coach in the NFL. https://t.co/evXG9emw6I
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) November 8, 2020

Carroll went 6-10 as head coach of the New York Jets in 1994 and racked up a 27-21 record in three seasons with the New England Patriots before taking over as head coach of the USC Trojans. He was successful in college football and was rewarded with another stint in the NFL in 2010.

The 69-year-old went 7-9 in each of his first two seasons with the Seahawks, but since then has led the team to eight straight winning seasons. Carroll's overall record with the Seahawks is 106-60-1. He has gone 10-7 in the playoffs and led the team to a Super Bowl XLVIII win. Seattle also was crowned the NFC Champion in 2014 after going 12-4 during the regular season, but lost to the Patriots in Super Bowl XLIX.

Erin Walsh

Erin Walsh is a Boston sports fan through and through. She graduated Summa Cum Laude from Bridgewater State University and currently is in pursuit of her Master's Degree in Journalism from Northeastern University. Follow her on Twitter @ewalsh90

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