The AFC West underwent a dramatic shakeup on Friday with the arrival of Pete Carroll as Las Vegas Raiders head coach – rekindling his longstanding rivalry with Los Angeles Chargers head coach Jim Harbaugh in the process.

The AFC West may have gotten a whole lot tougher with the recent coaching move the Las Vegas Raiders made. Where will that put Los Angeles Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh on the totem pole?

With Pete Carroll now at the helm, the Las Vegas Raiders look to elevate their franchise amid a fierce AFC West coaching gauntlet.

Pete Carroll is back. One year removed from being run outta town as the head man of the Seattle Seahawks, the peppy coach nicknamed "Big Balls Pete" is headed back to an NFL sideline as the new sheriff of the Las Vegas Raiders.

The Las Vegas Raiders are hiring Pete Carroll to be the team’s head coach, according to reports. ESPN’s Adam Schefter and NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport and Tom Pelissero first reported the news. CNN has reached out to the Raiders for comment.

Multiple national reports indicate that the Las Vegas Raiders are hiring 73-year-old Pete Carroll as their head coach on a three-year deal with a fourth-year option. The battles between Carroll and Jim Harbaugh will live on.

Instead of the Caesars Superdome hosting in 2024, Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas was the backdrop of last year's Super Bowl game between the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 4

Instead, what turned out to be a pretty darned exciting Rams season is over, and now we’re wondering if not only Stafford but Cooper Kupp will be back with the team in 2025. And while that sounds drastic, it’s business as usual in the NFL, where careers are short, guaranteed money is rare and the salary cap is punitive.

The Raiders' hiring of Pete Carroll creates a decorated group of head coaches in the AFC West, full of Super Bowl and National Championship winners.

Former Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll is joining the Las Vegas Raiders, who play in the AFC West with Jim Harbaugh's LA Chargers.