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Martin Rogers
FOX Sports Insider
INGLEWOOD, Calif. – If there was any lingering doubt that Pete Carroll still wants to coach after being ousted from the Seattle Seahawks’ top job, it was dispelled on Monday by an unusual news-breaking source – his friend, recording icon Snoop Dogg.
In a media roundtable to promote his upcoming football movie, “The Underdoggs,” Snoop (real name Calvin Broadus Jr.) revealed to FOX Sports that he had been the first person to speak to Carroll after the Seahawks made their announcement on Jan. 10.
“Pete Carroll – I called him the minute they fired him, because that’s my friend,” Snoop said at his recording compound near Los Angeles International Airport. “His spirits were up high and he was looking forward to another team calling him.
“That’s what coaches do, they don’t go ‘oh man, they fired me, I’m going to lose my mind. [It’s] ‘Nah, who is the next team in town, I would love to coach there. Oh, they got a great quarterback, they need this.’ That’s what we do as coaches.”
As the session ended, I asked the 52-year-old rap legend where he would like to see Carroll end up if he were to bring his experience and Super Bowl-winning credentials to a new head role. “He wanted to go to the (Los Angeles) Chargers,” Snoop replied. “That’s what he wanted. But I don’t know if they want him.”
Officially, Carroll has transitioned into a position that keeps him with Seattle, accepting an undefined role as an “advisor.”
However, former colleagues and friends have repeatedly indicated they would be surprised if he did not at least attempt to see if there were other opportunities to remain in a head coaching role, even at the age of 72.
Former Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman recently told FS1’s “Undisputed” how he was left with a similar impression about Carroll after a dinner involving the coach and several ex-players the night of his departure from the Seattle hot seat.
“One thing that was…
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Publish date : 2024-01-23 01:33:12
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