The Chicago Bears plan to interview former Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll for their coaching vacancy, ESPN's Dan Graziano reports. On Christmas Day, one day before Seattle faced Chicago on Thursday Night Football,

In addition to Carroll, the Bears have already requested interviews with Arizona Cardinals offensive coordinator Drew Petzing, Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson, Lions defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn and Miami Dolphins defensive coordinator Anthony Weaver.

Carroll, who won a Super Bowl with the Seahawks, is scheduled to interview with the Bears on Thursday, a source said. He is one of more than a dozen coaches the Bears have requested to interview as general manager Ryan Poles seeks to do a deeper dive into the candidate pool than he did when he hired Matt Eberflus in 2022.

Chicago requested to interview both Detroit Lions' coordinators, Ben Johnson and Aaron Glenn. The Bears also put in a request to interview Dallas Cowboys' head coach Mike McCarthy, which Dallas reportedly shut down according to ESPN's Adam Schefter.

The Bears are set to interview Cardinals offensive coordinator Drew Petzing for their head coach job on Wednesday night, per Ian Rapoport.

Pete Carroll, the former Seattle Seahawks head coach and Super Bowl champion, is officially back in the NFL coaching conversation. According to ESPN’s Dan Graziano, Carroll is set to interview with the Chicago Bears for their vacant head-coaching position on Thursday.

Former Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll may get another shot at another HC gig before his 74th birthday. After 14 seasons at the helm, Pete Carroll and the Seahawks “parted ways” last year. The organization reassigned him to an advisor role,