Carroll's Reps Sending Out Feelers For NFL Jobs
12th December, 2005 - 9:04 pm
ESPN - Coach Pete Carroll said earlier this week he would not interview for jobs outside of USC this year.

But it turns out there might be some wiggle room in that decision.

ESPN's Chris Mortensen reported Sunday that Carroll's representatives are sending out feelers for NFL jobs that would give the Trojans' coach control of football operations and $6 million a year.

Would Pete Carroll leave the USC sidelines for an NFL post with power?Carroll told ESPN Radio 710 in Los Angeles on Friday that he will not interview for any jobs outside of USC, with whom he has a chance to win a third consecutive national championship, this year.

Mortensen reported Sunday that the NFL explorations by Carroll's agents might be simply an effort to get Carroll a new contract, one similar to that of Notre Dame's Charlie Weis.

Weis signed a 10-year contract extension believed to be worth approximately $3.5 million per year with the Irish earlier this season, making him the highest paid coach in college football. [READ]

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