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| Position: | Assistant quarterbacks coach |
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| Born: | (1987-03-24)March 24, 1987 (age 38) Edina, Minnesota, U.S. |
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| College: | USC |
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Nate Carroll (born March 24, 1987) is anAmerican football coach who is currently the assistant quarterbacks coach for theLas Vegas Raiders of theNational Football League (NFL). He has spent his career working for his fatherPete, former head coach of theSeattle Seahawks and current head coach of theLas Vegas Raiders.
A three-star athlete in high school, Carroll was recruited mostly by small schools includingSan Diego, then coached byJim Harbaugh.[1] Carroll did not intend to playcollege football and enrolled at theUniversity of Southern California, where his father was coaching. He graduated from USC in 2010 with a degree in psychology.[2]
Unsure of what to do after graduation, the younger Carroll was offered a job by his father to work for theSeattle 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 with theJacksonville Jaguars by former Seahawks defensive coordinator and newly hired head coachGus Bradley, Carroll shifted to offensive assistant in 2013.[4][5] He was a member of the coaching staff that defeated theDenver Broncos inSuper Bowl XLVIII, giving Carroll his first Super Bowl victory.[6] He was promoted to assistant wide receivers coach in 2014, working withKippy Brown and laterDave 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 theCarolina Panthers.[9] The Panthers parted ways with Carroll on January 17, 2025.[10]
On February 11, 2025, theLas Vegas Raiders hired Carroll to serve as their assistant quarterbacks coach.[11]
Carroll's father isPete Carroll and his brotherBrennan is currently theoffensive line coach for theLas Vegas Raiders. Carroll and his wife Anna have two sons.