Nate Carroll
{{short description|American football coach (born 1987)}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Nate Carroll
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| current_team = Las Vegas Raiders
| position = Assistant quarterbacks coach
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1987|3|24}}
| birth_place = Edina, Minnesota, U.S.
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| high_school = {{ubl|Palos Verdes Peninsula|(Rolling Hills Estates, California)}}
| college = USC
| pastexecutive =
- Seattle Seahawks ({{nfly|2010|2011}})
Personnel assistant
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- Seattle Seahawks ({{nfly|2011|2012}})
Defensive assistant - Seattle Seahawks ({{nfly|2013}})
Offensive assistant - Seattle Seahawks ({{nfly|2014|2017}})
Assistant wide receivers coach - Seattle Seahawks ({{nfly|2018|2021}})
Wide receivers coach - Seattle Seahawks ({{nfly|2022}}–{{nfly|2023}})
Senior offensive assistant - Carolina Panthers ({{nfly|2024}})
Passing game coordinator - Las Vegas Raiders ({{nfly|2025}}–present)
Assistant quarterbacks coach
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Nate Carroll (born March 24, 1987) is an American football coach who is currently the assistant quarterbacks coach for the Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). He has spent his career working for his father Pete, former head coach of the Seattle Seahawks and current head coach of the Las Vegas Raiders.
Playing career
A three-star athlete in high school, Carroll was recruited mostly by small schools including San Diego, then coached by Jim Harbaugh.{{cite web |title=Son of Pete Carroll recalls recruitment by Jim Harbaugh |url=https://www.nfl.com/news/son-of-pete-carroll-recalls-recruitment-by-jim-harbaugh-0ap2000000314930 |website=NFL.com |access-date=16 September 2020}} Carroll did not intend to play college football and enrolled at the University of Southern California, where his father was coaching. He graduated from USC in 2010 with a degree in psychology.{{cite web |title=Pete Carroll cherishes having his son along for the ride |url=https://www.espn.com/blog/seattle-seahawks/post/_/id/11735/pete-carroll-cherishes-having-his-son-along-for-the-ride |website=ESPN |access-date=16 September 2020}}
Coaching career
=Seattle Seahawks=
Unsure of what to do after graduation, the younger Carroll was offered a job by his father to work for the Seattle Seahawks as a personnel assistant in the scouting department for one season before being named a defensive assistant in 2011.{{cite web |title=Coaching Seahawks is a family affair for Pete Carroll, sons |url=https://mynorthwest.com/12101/coaching-seahawks-is-a-family-affair-for-pete-carroll-sons/? |website=MyNorthwest |access-date=16 September 2020}} Initially offered a coaching position with the Jacksonville Jaguars by former Seahawks defensive coordinator and newly hired head coach Gus Bradley, Carroll shifted to offensive assistant in 2013.{{cite web |title=Seahawks Announce 2013 Coaching Changes |url=https://newstalkkit.com/seahawks-announce-2013-coaching-changes/ |website=NewsTalk KIT |access-date=16 September 2020}}{{cite web |title=Super Bowl 2014: Pete Carroll's son knows why he got Seahawks job but enjoying ride |url=https://www.nj.com/super-bowl/2014/02/super_bowl_2014_pete_carrolls_son_knows_why_he_got_seahawks_job_but_enjoying_ride.html |website=nj.com |access-date=16 September 2020}} He was a member of the coaching staff that defeated the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl XLVIII, giving Carroll his first Super Bowl victory.{{Cite web |title=Super Bowl XLVIII - Seattle Seahawks vs. Denver Broncos - February 2nd, 2014 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201402020den.htm |access-date=2023-02-20 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} He was promoted to assistant wide receivers coach in 2014, working with Kippy Brown and later Dave Canales.{{cite web |title=The ‘treasure’ on Pete Carroll’s staff: His 27-year-old son |url=https://nypost.com/2015/02/01/the-treasure-on-pete-carrolls-staff-his-27-year-old-son/ |website=New York Post |access-date=16 September 2020}} Carroll served as the team's wide receivers coach from 2018 to 2021.{{cite web |title=Seahawks confirm sweeping staff changes, part of Pete Carroll’s vow to "compete our butt off" to improve |url=https://www.thenewstribune.com/sports/nfl/seattle-seahawks/seahawks-insider-blog/article202100039.html |website=The News Tribune |access-date=16 September 2020}}
=Carolina Panthers=
On February 15, 2024, Carroll was named as the passing game coordinator for the Carolina Panthers.{{cite web |url=https://www.panthers.com/news/panthers-dave-canales-round-out-their-2024-coaching-staff |title=Panthers round out their 2024 coaching staff |website=Panthers.com |date=February 15, 2024 |access-date=February 15, 2024}} The Panthers parted ways with Carroll on January 17, 2025.{{Cite web|title=Panthers part ways with Nate Carroll as passing game coordinator|url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6070970/2025/01/17/panthers-part-ways-with-nate-carroll-as-passing-game-coordinator/|access-date=January 21, 2025|website=nytimes.com|language=en}}
=Las Vegas Raiders=
On February 11, 2025, the Las Vegas Raiders hired Carroll to serve as their assistant quarterbacks coach.{{Cite web |last=Williams |first=Charean |author-link=Charean Williams |date=2025-02-12 |title=Raiders announce their 2025 coaching staff, and it includes Pete Carroll's two sons |url=https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/raiders-announce-their-2025-coaching-staff-and-it-includes-pete-carrolls-two-sons |access-date=2025-06-25 |website=NBC Sports}}
Personal life
Carroll's father is Pete Carroll and his brother Brennan is currently the offensive line coach for the Las Vegas Raiders. Carroll and his wife Anna have two sons.
References
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External links
- [https://www.seahawks.com/team/coaches-roster/nate-carroll Seattle Seahawks bio]
{{Super Bowl XLVIII}}
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Category:Sportspeople from Edina, Minnesota
Category:Sports coaches from Los Angeles
Category:Coaches of American football from Minnesota
Category:Coaches of American football from California