Nate Carroll Explained

Nate Carroll
Current Team:Carolina Panthers
Position:Passing game coordinator
Birth Date:24 March 1987
Birth Place:Edina, Minnesota, U.S.
College:USC
Pastexecutive:
Pastcoaching:
  • Seattle Seahawks
    Defensive assistant
  • Seattle Seahawks
    Offensive assistant
  • Seattle Seahawks
    Assistant wide receivers coach
  • Seattle Seahawks
    Wide receivers coach
  • Seattle Seahawks (–)
    Senior offensive assistant
  • Carolina Panthers (–present)
    Passing game coordinator
Highlights:

Nate Carroll (born March 24, 1987) is an American football coach who is currently the passing game coordinator for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL). He has spent his career working for his father Pete, former executive vice president and head coach of the Seattle Seahawks.

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 passing 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.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Son of Pete Carroll recalls recruitment by Jim Harbaugh . NFL.com . 16 September 2020.
  2. Web site: Pete Carroll cherishes having his son along for the ride . ESPN . 16 September 2020.
  3. Web site: Coaching Seahawks is a family affair for Pete Carroll, sons . MyNorthwest . 16 September 2020.
  4. Web site: Seahawks Announce 2013 Coaching Changes . NewsTalk KIT . 16 September 2020.
  5. Web site: Super Bowl 2014: Pete Carroll's son knows why he got Seahawks job but enjoying ride . nj.com . 16 September 2020.
  6. Web site: Super Bowl XLVIII - Seattle Seahawks vs. Denver Broncos - February 2nd, 2014 . 2023-02-20 . Pro-Football-Reference.com . en.
  7. Web site: The ‘treasure’ on Pete Carroll’s staff: His 27-year-old son . New York Post . 16 September 2020.
  8. Web site: Seahawks confirm sweeping staff changes, part of Pete Carroll’s vow to "compete our butt off" to improve . The News Tribune . 16 September 2020.
  9. Web site: Panthers round out their 2024 coaching staff . Panthers.com . February 15, 2024 . February 15, 2024.