Nate Carroll

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Nate Carroll
Carolina Panthers
Position:Passing game coordinator
Personal information
Born: (1987-03-24) March 24, 1987 (age 37)
Edina, Minnesota, U.S.
Career information
High school:
College: USC
Career history
As a coach:
  • Seattle Seahawks (2011–2012)
    Defensive assistant
  • Seattle Seahawks (2013)
    Offensive assistant
  • Seattle Seahawks (2014–2017)
    Assistant wide receivers coach
  • Seattle Seahawks (2018–2021)
    Wide receivers coach
  • Seattle Seahawks (2022–2023)
    Senior offensive assistant
  • Carolina Panthers (2024–present)
    Passing game coordinator
As an executive:
Career highlights and awards

Nate Carroll (born March 24, 1987) is an American football coach who is currently the passing game coordinator for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL). He has spent his career working for his father Pete, former executive vice president and head coach of the Seattle Seahawks.

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Playing career

A three-star athlete in high school, Carroll was recruited mostly by small schools including San Diego, then coached by Jim Harbaugh. [1] Carroll did not intend to play college football and enrolled at the University of Southern California, where his father was coaching. He graduated from USC in 2010 with a degree in psychology. [2]

Coaching career

Unsure of what to do after graduation, the younger Carroll was offered a job by his father to work for the Seattle 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 in Jacksonville by former Seahawks defensive coordinator and newly hired head coach Gus Bradley, Carroll shifted to offensive assistant in 2013. [4] [5] He was a member of the coaching staff that defeated the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl XLVIII, giving Carroll his first Super Bowl victory. [6] He was promoted to assistant wide receivers coach in 2014, working with Kippy Brown and later Dave 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 passsing game coordinator for the Carolina Panthers. [9]

Personal life

Carroll's father is Pete Carroll and his brother Brennan is currently the offensive coordinator at Washington. Carroll and his wife Anna have two sons.

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References

  1. ↑ "Son of Pete Carroll recalls recruitment by Jim Harbaugh". NFL.com. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  2. ↑ "Pete Carroll cherishes having his son along for the ride". ESPN. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  3. ↑ "Coaching Seahawks is a family affair for Pete Carroll, sons". MyNorthwest. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  4. ↑ "Seahawks Announce 2013 Coaching Changes". NewsTalk KIT. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  5. ↑ "Super Bowl 2014: Pete Carroll's son knows why he got Seahawks job but enjoying ride". nj.com. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  6. ↑ "Super Bowl XLVIII - Seattle Seahawks vs. Denver Broncos - February 2nd, 2014". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-02-20.
  7. ↑ "The 'treasure' on Pete Carroll's staff: His 27-year-old son". New York Post. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  8. ↑ "Seahawks confirm sweeping staff changes, part of Pete Carroll's vow to "compete our butt off" to improve". The News Tribune. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  9. ↑ "Panthers round out their 2024 coaching staff". Panthers.com. February 15, 2024. Retrieved February 15, 2024.
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