After his departure as head coach of the Seattle Seahawks in the NFL, Pete Carroll only works there as a consultant. If rapper Snoop Dogg has his way, the 72-year-old would particularly like to coach another team.
Snoop Dogg is a long-time friend of Carroll’s from his time as USC’s head coach, and as such, the rapper called his old pal right after his ouster as coach in Seattle was announced, as he revealed at a press event for his new film “The Underdog.” : “Pete Carroll – I called him as soon as he was fired because he’s my friend. His mood was positive and he was looking forward to a call from another team.”
Snoop Dogg continued: “That’s what coaches do, they don’t say, ‘Oh man, they fired me, now I’m acting crazy.’ They’re more like, ‘What’s the next best team in town, I’d love to coach there. Oh, they’ve got a great quarterback, they need that.’ That’s what we do as coaches.”
When asked which team Carroll would particularly like to take over, Snoop Dogg said: “He wanted to go to the Los Angeles Chargers. That’s what he wanted. But I don’t know if they want him,” added the 52-year-old. year olds.
Pete Carroll: Good memories of Southern California
While the Chargers have not yet shown any obvious interest in signing Carroll – Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh is still considered the favorite – a commitment to Los Angeles would be a return to his old place of work for Carroll, as he was there from 2001 to 2009 Head coach of USC extremely successful.
Carroll won two national championships with USC and won Super Bowl XLVIII with the Seahawks against the Denver Broncos. He is the only head coach to win both a Super Bowl and a college national championship.