The Chicago Bears' long list of candidates for their head coaching vacancy just got one name longer. Now, Pete Carroll joins the party. ESPN's Dan Graziano and Jeremy Fowler reported that the Bears plan to interview Carroll for their open head coaching job on Thursday.

The Bears’ head coaching search seems to be heating up — but there’s one option that’s already out of the question.

Carroll, who won a Super Bowl with the Seahawks, is scheduled to interview with the Bears on Thursday, ESPN reported. He is one of more than a dozen coaches the Bears have requested to interview as general manager Ryan Poles seeks to do a deeper dive into the candidate pool than he did when he hired Matt Eberflus in 2022.

The Bears are set to interview Giants offensive coordinator Mike Kafka on Thursday, according to ESPN's Jeremy Fowler.

The Chicago Bears were denied an interview with Dallas Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy for their head coaching vacancy but will sit down with longtime NFL coach Pete Carroll on Thursday, according to pair of ESPN reports on Tuesday.

Former Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll may get another shot at another HC gig before his 74th birthday. After 14 seasons at the helm, Pete Carroll and the Seahawks “parted ways” last year. The organization reassigned him to an advisor role,

A report that I admittedly thought was bogus, specifically that Pete Carroll was interested in the coaching vacancy for the Chicago Bears, has become far more substantial. The Bears wildly underperformed expectations this season,