Nate Carroll
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Position: | Passing game coordinator |
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Born: | Edina, Minnesota, U.S. | March 24, 1987
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College: | USC |
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Nate Carroll (born March 24, 1987) is an
Playing career
A three-star athlete in high school, Carroll was recruited mostly by small schools including San Diego, then coached by Jim Harbaugh.[1] 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.[2]
Coaching career
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.[3] Initially offered a coaching position in Jacksonville by former Seahawks defensive coordinator and newly hired head coach Gus Bradley, Carroll shifted to offensive assistant in 2013.[4][5] He was a member of the coaching staff that defeated the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl XLVIII, giving Carroll his first Super Bowl victory.[6] He was promoted to assistant wide receivers coach in 2014, working with Kippy Brown and later Dave Canales.[7] Carroll served as the team's wide receivers coach from 2018 to 2021.[8]
On February 15, 2024, Carroll was named as the passsing game coordinator for the Carolina Panthers.[9]
Personal life
Carroll's father is Pete Carroll and his brother Brennan is currently the offensive coordinator at Washington. Carroll and his wife Anna have two sons.
References
- ^ "Son of Pete Carroll recalls recruitment by Jim Harbaugh". NFL.com. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
- ^ "Pete Carroll cherishes having his son along for the ride". ESPN. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
- ^ "Coaching Seahawks is a family affair for Pete Carroll, sons". MyNorthwest. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
- ^ "Seahawks Announce 2013 Coaching Changes". NewsTalk KIT. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
- ^ "Super Bowl 2014: Pete Carroll's son knows why he got Seahawks job but enjoying ride". nj.com. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
- ^ "Super Bowl XLVIII - Seattle Seahawks vs. Denver Broncos - February 2nd, 2014". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-02-20.
- ^ "The 'treasure' on Pete Carroll's staff: His 27-year-old son". New York Post. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
- ^ "Seahawks confirm sweeping staff changes, part of Pete Carroll's vow to "compete our butt off" to improve". The News Tribune. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
- ^ "Panthers round out their 2024 coaching staff". Panthers.com. February 15, 2024. Retrieved February 15, 2024.