Potentially obtaining Matthew Stafford wasn’t in the cards for Pete Carroll upon joining the Las Vegas Raiders. One month later, after news broke of Stafford wanting a new deal, the Los Angeles Rams quarterback suddenly became an option.

Stafford, 37, has been linked to the Las Vegas Raiders, who now have former Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll leading them into 2025. The Raiders are at least in the conversation, per Sports Illustrated senior writer Albert Breer.

The Las Vegas Raiders, like a few other teams around the NFL, are in desperate need of a quarterback to get their offense back on track. The 2024 season ended up being a disaster for the Raiders, who struggled to move the football with Gardner Minshew or Aidan O’Connell.

Pete Carroll's first season as head coach of the Las Vegas Raiders has kicked off with a significant challenge-finding the right quarterback to lead the team. After an unsuccessful

Las Vegas general manager, head coach can command a room, but we’ll see soon enough if that translates to more wins

From Detroit to Los Angeles, the 2009 NFL Draft‘s first-overall pick has displayed a level of grit and arm talent that’s been rivaled by few. So much so that the arm talent Matthew Stafford possesses will go down as one of the best in National Football League history.

As the Las Vegas Raiders franchise continues to boost their organization, new head coach Pete Carroll sends a message to Raider Nation surrounding 2025.