Pete Carroll is "officially" the coach for the Seattle Seahawks now, as the team announced the news on Monday afternoon after a weekend of semi-speculation followed by Carroll tendering his resignation to USC Monday morning.Carroll brings his 33-31 NFL record -- regardless of his success at USC, it's worth noting -- to Seattle.
Nonetheless, the Seahawks seem quite excited.
"We are excited to add Pete as our coach. He brings a great passion for winning and a positive attitude that is contagious," said Seattle CEO Tod Leiweke in a statement. "We now turn our full attention to the hiring process for a general manager. Our intended structure is for Pete and the new GM to work in a collaborative capacity on football matters."
Carroll leaves the college game under much speculation (both for possible NCAA sanctions and the recent revelation that he knew about a coach's pill addiction that led to a DUI).
But regardless of the opinions that anyone can hold of his ability to succeed in the NFL, he's the "splash" hire that Paul Allen wanted and as long as it's the offseason that's all that really matters.
For now anyway.
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