The Chicago Bears are reportedly interested in meeting with a legendary head coach following Matt Eberflus' firing. Per Sports Illustrated's Albert Breer,

The timing might not be right for a 73-year-old defensive-minded coach. But Carroll’s candidacy is a reminder of how much the Bears need someone like him — an energetic, aggressive personality who would shake things up at Halas Hall.

Former Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman discussed what Pete Carroll would bring to the Bears as a head coach.

The latest rumor in the Chicago Bears ' coaching search is that there's mutual interest between the team and former USC Trojans and Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll.

Pete Carroll has reportedly expressed interest in coaching the Bears and Caleb Williams a day before his former team, the Seahawks, visited Chicago for a game.

Super Bowl-winning coach Pete Carroll is interested in the Chicago Bears’ head coaching job, a league source told The Athletic Thursday. The Bears, currently last in the NFC North, fired coach Matt Eberflus in November after a string of losses.

Rumors of who could be the next Chicago Bears head coach are swirling ... Seahawks travel to Soldier Field for Thursday Night Football, former Seahawks coach Pete Carroll, 73, may be interested in the job, according to a report from Adam Schefter at ...

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With Caleb Williams already in place and a dynamic group of offensive weapons around him and plenty of cap space available, that bodes well for Chicago. That's part of the reason, per Pelissero, that Johnson “is intrigued” by the Bears job and will listen to Chicago’s pitch when it’s time to interview.

The Seahawks – who crawled away with an unconvincing 6-3 win in that same stadium – embraced change last offseason, parting with coach Pete Carroll after 14 (mostly) successful seasons. Carroll’s tenure included 11 winning records, 10 playoff appearances, a Super Bowl championship and back-to-back 9-8 finishes in 2022 and 2023.

The intrigue comes largely because the Bears have Caleb Williams, also a few extra draft picks including two in Round 2, and have the sixth-most available effective cap space according to Overthecap.com ($61.8 million). The Bears can begin conducting interviews with coaches on teams who make the playoffs Jan. 8.