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Seahawks extend Carroll’s contract

The Sports Xchange

July 26, 2016 at 5:55 pm.

The Seattle Seahawks reached agreement with coach Pete Carroll in a contract extension through 2019, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported Tuesday night.

No financial terms of the contract were reported.

The news broke two days after the Seahawks rewarded general manager John Schneider with a contract extension that reportedly runs through the 2021 season.

Carroll has a 60-36 regular-season record and an 8-4 playoff record in six years with the Seahawks. He led Seattle to two Super Bowls, including its first championship in Super Bowl XLVIII.

His current contract was scheduled to run out after the 2016 season.

Carroll, 64, is the oldest coach in the NFL.

In 2015, Carroll guided the Seahawks to a 10-6 record in the regular-season. Seattle beat the Minnesota Vikings in the wild-card round of the NFC playoffs before losing to the Carolina Panthers in the divisional round.

Carroll previously coached at the University of Southern California before returning to the NFL after serving as the head coach with the New England Patriots (27-21 from 1997-99) and the New York Jets (6-10 in 1994).

Carroll’s Trojans captured the BCS national championship after winning the 2005 Orange Bowl, but the title was subsequently vacated due to NCAA violations.

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