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.

The Bears’ head coaching search seems to be heating up — but there’s one option that’s already out of the question.

ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported that the Dallas Cowboys denied Chicago’s request to interview Mike McCarthy, who is still technically their head coach. McCarthy's contract expires on January 14, but if the Cowboys don’t extend him by next Tuesday,

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.

Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll speaks during a press conference at the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapolis on Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2020. Michael Conroy/AP Share Longtime NFL coach Pete Carroll has been angling for an interview with the Bears for a few weeks,

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,

After one year away from the sideline, Pete Carroll wants back in as an NFL head coach. Carroll, 73, stepped down from the Seattle Seahawks after the 2023 season following a 14-year run with the franchise in which he went owned a 137-89-1 record and appeared in two Super Bowls,