Former Seahawks HC Pete Carroll reportedly looking to make coaching comeback with struggling NFC team

Pete Carroll was ejected as the coach of the Seattle Seahawks after the team's declining performance forced the owners to move Carroll out of the locker room and into an advisory role within the organization.

Carroll served as the team's head coach for 14 years and also has a Super Bowl to his name. In January, the team announced that Carroll would remain with the team as an advisor. Following the announcement, Caroll said in a presser that he had tried to stay on, but in the end, went with Seahawks team owner Jody Allen's decision.

"I competed pretty hard to be the coach. ... I went along with their intentions," Caroll said.

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In an interview in August, Caroll was asked if he was ready to coach again.

"I get asked a lot, so I'm pretty familiar with answering that I could coach tomorrow," Carroll said, via 93.9 KJR. "I'm physically in the best shape I've been in a long time. I'm ready to do all the activities that I'm doing and feeling really good about it. I could, but I'm not desiring it at this point."

However, he is now reportedly looking to return as a coach. NFL insider Adam Schefter said that he was interested in filling in the void left by Matt Eberflus when he was fired by the Chicago Bears on Nov. 29.

According to Schefter, coaching rookie quarterback Caleb Williams was "appealing" to Carroll, who also helped develop Russell Wilson. Wilson might have had a poor stint with the Denver Broncos, but he's been making waves with the Pittsburgh Steelers.

The Bears will host the Seahawks on Thursday in Chicago.

Mike Florio and Adam Schefter get into online feud over Pete Carroll

NBC Sports analyst Mike Florio took a shot at Adam Schefter for acting as a media agent for Pete Carroll and for peddling the news simply to generate "public opinion."

"Adam Schefter of ESPN.com reports that Carroll wants back in," Florio wrote on Wednesday. "Which means, frankly, that Carroll’s agent has specifically told this to Schefter in the hopes that Schefter would broadcast it to the world, in the hopes of generating public opinion. Then, Carroll’s agent will owe Schefter big time."

Should Pete Carroll make his comeback as a coach, the Bears stand to gain a lot from his decades' worth of experience. Maybe he could even develop Caleb Williams into becoming a great QB.