Pete Carroll's Behavior at Raiders OTAs Turns Heads originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The Las Vegas Raiders needed to make drastic changes this offseason if they wanted to compete in a brutal AFC West division. After a four-win campaign in 2024, they did just that by hiring Pete Carroll to be the team's next head coach.

Iconic” is a phrase reserved for truly inimitable figures in National Football League history. When players and coaches alike come to idolize one such individual throughout their football journey, that individual becomes truly iconic–just as Las Vegas Raiders head coach Pete Carroll has.

Pete Carroll, like Antonio Pierce just a year prior, retained Patrick Graham as the Raiders' defensive coordinator even after both took over the program and largely cleaned house. Keeping Graham was a testament to the respect both coaches have for the job he has done in Las Vegas.