Seattle Seahawks decided to reward their head coach Pete Carroll with a new deal after the team managed to clinch the wild-card berth with an impressive 38-31 win over the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday. Carroll, whose old deal was expiring after the 2019 season, will now stay with the franchise through 2021.
We've signed @PeteCarroll to a multi-year extension through the 2021 season. #GoHawks
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— Seattle Seahawks (@Seahawks) December 24, 2018
“This will continue the championship culture that we have created in Seattle,” Jody Allen, the team’s chair and trustee of the Paul G. Allen Trust, said in a statement.
Since joining the Seattle Seahawks from USC in 2010, Pete Carroll has led the team to seven playoff appearances in nine seasons while winning the Super Bowl after the 2013 season and making another Super Bowl trip the following year. Earlier in 2018, Carroll became the coach with most wins in the franchise’s history.
“The organization has been exceedingly good to me throughout the whole time we’ve been here, and they’ve continued to take that position, and I couldn’t be happier,” – said the 67-year-old coach after inking the deal.
“So grateful to Jody and the organization,” – he added. “I love this team and couldn’t be more proud to represent the 12s.“
While Seattle had a successful year so far, few could have predicted that back in the offseason. The team decided to make several significant roster changes including moving on from legends like Richard Sherman and Michael Bennett. Pete Carroll also fired his defensive and offensive coordinators among other coaching changes.
Then after the Seahawks started the season 0-2, speculations started circling that Carroll might decide to retire after this season and leave the rebuilding process to someone else. But the team bounced back with nine wins in 14 games and their future now seems bright.
