Before hiring Kelly, Carroll was linked to hiring his former Seahawks OC Darrell Bevell as his coordinator and play-caller. Many Seahawks fans expected that move to transpire. Instead, Carroll shocked the footballing world by luring Kelly, Ohio State’s National Championship winning OC and QB coach, back to the NFL.

The former head coach of the Seahawks has plenty of his former players still employed in the NFL. A reunion with a veteran defender would make sense.

Now that Pete Carroll has Chip Kelly as Raiders OC, Brock Huard discusses if it makes a Seattle Seahawks trade of QB Geno Smith more likely.