The Raiders have hired Pete Carroll as their new coach. Carroll is getting a three-year deal with a fourth-year team option, sources told ESPN.

Carroll has won a Super Bowl and national title. While his talks with Jones have been informal, he’s already a top option for many fans.

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.

Former Super Bowl winner Pete Carroll, who coached the Jets, Patriots and Seahawks in the NFL, was hired as new Las Vegas Raiders head coach.

Pete Carroll and the Raiders have reached an agreement on a three-year deal with a fourth-year team option to be the team's new head coach, sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter.

Former Seattle Seahawks Super Bowl champion head coach Pete Carroll agreed to become the next head coach of the Las Vegas Raiders on Friday, according to CBS Sports NFL insider Jo

The Las Vegas Raiders are hiring Pete Carroll to be the team ... with USC – and won a Super Bowl, along with Barry Switzer and Jimmy Johnson. Carroll has also previously been the head coach ...

After teasing bigger names in brighter lights, Jerry Jones ultimately hired low-key assistant Brian Schottenheimer under the cover of night.

A young, untested NFL head coach would find it pretty daunting to join a division that includes Andy Reid, Sean Payton and Jim Harbaugh.

The Cowboys' hire of Brian Schottenheimer as head coach will have plenty of ramifications throughout the NFL. Who were the big winners and losers?

For about 48 hours, maybe longer, the Cowboys allowed the leaked news to hover in the air. A team that makes national headlines for not closing its drapes on game day was about to make 51-year-old Brian Schottenheimer its 10th head coach, and it didn’t even cause a ripple.