Report: Carroll Nearing Deal To Become Team President As Well As Head Coach

The Los Angeles Times is reporting an interesting development in the Pete-Carroll-to-Seahawks story: in addition to head coaching duties, Carroll wants to be named team president as well.

Although the Seahawks and Carroll are close to a deal, which is believed to be a five-year contract to become president and head coach at $7 million a year, nothing has been signed, said sources close to the situation who are not authorized to speak on his behalf.

Pro Football Talk weighs in on why Carroll might be so interested in the position of team president:

Carroll has often attributed his mediocre record in New England to his lack of control over personnel.  That wouldn't be a problem in Seattle, where the president tag indicates Carroll would run just about everything.

To read about this story from the pespective of possibly-jilted Trojans fans, check in with our USC blog Conquest Chronicles. To read more about what this might mean for Seattle, visit our Seahawks blog, Field Gulls.