The Chicago Bears are casting a wide net in their search for a new head coach. And according to ESPN, that includes a scheduled Thursday interview with 73-year-old Pete Carroll, the Super Bowl-winning ex-coach of the Seattle Seahawks.

Chicago requested to interview both Detroit Lions' coordinators, Ben Johnson and Aaron Glenn. The Bears also put in a request to interview Dallas Cowboys' head coach Mike McCarthy, which Dallas reportedly shut down according to ESPN's Adam Schefter.

The Chicago Bears have had a head coaching vacancy since they parted ways with Matt Eberflus following their loss to the Detroit Lions on Thanksgiving Day. Dallas Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy was considered to be a top candidate for the job.

The Bears’ head coaching search seems to be heating up — but there’s one option that’s already out of the question.

Carroll, who won a Super Bowl with the Seahawks, is scheduled to interview with the Bears on Thursday, ESPN reported. He is one of more than a dozen coaches the Bears have requested to interview as general manager Ryan Poles seeks to do a deeper dive into the candidate pool than he did when he hired Matt Eberflus in 2022.

In addition to Carroll, the Bears have already requested interviews with Arizona Cardinals offensive coordinator Drew Petzing, Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson, Lions defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn and Miami Dolphins defensive coordinator Anthony Weaver.

Former Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll may get another shot at another HC gig before his 74th birthday. After 14 seasons at the helm, Pete Carroll and the Seahawks “parted ways” last year. The organization reassigned him to an advisor role,

A report that I admittedly thought was bogus, specifically that Pete Carroll was interested in the coaching vacancy for the Chicago Bears, has become far more substantial. The Bears wildly underperformed expectations this season,