We may find out just how serious former Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll is about returning to the NFL sidelines thanks to the 49ers.

As the Pete Carroll rumors swirl, it’s not impossible for him to go back to San Francisco as their defensive coordinator.

The San Francisco 49ers are in the midst of a crucial search for a new defensive coordinator, and one name recently floated is none other than former Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll, according to The San Francisco Standard‘s Tim Kawakami The 73-year-old coach,

One of the names that hot in the rumor-mill is that of Pete Carroll returning to the NFL with Tom Brady and the Las Vegas Raiders. Do a quick google search of Pete Carroll, and all you see is reports connecting Carroll to the Raiders.