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Seattle Seahawks extend Pete Carroll's contract

By The Sports Xchange
Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll leaves the field after the Seahawks-Arizona Cardinals game at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale Arizona, January 3, 2016. The Seahawks defeated the Cardinals 36-6. Photo by Art Foxall/UPI
Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll leaves the field after the Seahawks-Arizona Cardinals game at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale Arizona, January 3, 2016. The Seahawks defeated the Cardinals 36-6. Photo by Art Foxall/UPI | License Photo

The Seattle Seahawks reached agreement with coach Pete Carroll on a contract extension Tuesday night.

Multiple media outlets reported that the new deal will run through 2019, though financial terms were not announced.

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Seahawks owner Paul Allen tweeted, "@Seahawks Thrilled to announce we have reached an extension with Super Bowl winning coach @PeteCarroll ! #GoHawks"

The news broke two days after the Seahawks rewarded general manager John Schneider with a contract extension that reportedly runs through the 2021 season.

Carroll has a 60-36 regular-season record and an 8-4 playoff record in six years with the Seahawks. He led Seattle to two Super Bowls, including its first championship in Super Bowl XLVIII.

His current contract was scheduled to run out after the 2016 season.

Carroll, 64, is the oldest coach in the NFL.

In 2015, Carroll guided the Seahawks to a 10-6 record in the regular-season. Seattle beat the Minnesota Vikings in the wild-card round of the NFC playoffs before losing to the Carolina Panthers in the divisional round.

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Carroll previously coached at the University of Southern California before returning to the NFL after serving as the head coach with the New England Patriots (27-21 from 1997-99) and the New York Jets (6-10 in 1994).

Carroll's Trojans captured the BCS national championship after winning the 2005 Orange Bowl, but the title was subsequently vacated due to NCAA violations.

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