The move comes three days after the Seahawks finished the 2023 season with a 9-8 record, but missed the playoffs for just the fourth time in 14 seasons since Carroll and general manager John Schneider took over in 2010.
Under Carroll, the Seahawks had a winning record in 11 of 14 seasons, reached the postseason 10 times and won five NFC West titles. The 2013 team became the first in franchise history to win a Super Bowl, going 13-3 in the regular season before beating the Denver Broncos, who had the highest-scoring offense in NFL history, 43-8 in Super Bowl XLVIII. Carroll took the Seahawks back to the Super Bowl the following year, making Seattle one of three teams this century to appear in consecutive Super Bowls along with New England and Kansas City.
Under Carroll, the Seahawks led the NFL in scoring defense for four consecutive seasons from 2012-2015, making them the only team in the Super Bowl era to accomplish that feat. Carroll, who finishes his Seahawks coaching tenure with a 137-89-1 regular season record, was one two coaches, along with Bill Belichick, named to the NFL’s 2010s All-Decade Team.
Prior to coaching the Seahawks, Carroll had a lengthy career in the NFL as an assistant, defensive coordinator, and eventually head coach of both the Jets and Patriots. He then spent nine seasons at USC, building the Trojans into one of the most successful college programs in history, winning two national championships and four Rose Bowl titles.