Seahawks coach Pete Carroll plans to return in 2024: 'I’m not worn out. I’m not tired'

After falling just short of a playoff berth despite handling business in Week 18, Pete Carroll is looking to continue his run in Seattle.

On Monday, the Seahawks head coach affirmed his desire to return in 2024 for what would be his 15th season at the helm.

"I plan to be coaching this team," Carroll said on Seattle Sports radio. "I told you I love these guys. That's what I would like to be doing and see how far we can go."

NFL Network Insiders Ian Rapoport and Tom Pelissero reported Sunday that the Seahawks are always evaluating and updating a contingency plan in the event Carroll, 72, decides to walk away. Carroll is under contract through 2024, with an option for 2025 that can be exercised in the offseason, per Rapoport and Pelissero.

"I'm not worn out. I'm not tired. I'm not any of that stuff," Carroll said Monday. "I need to do a better job and I need to help my coaches more and we need to do a better job of coaching. There's a lot of area for improvement."

Generating back-to-back 9-8 seasons, the Seahawks couldn't quite replicate the success that led to a wild-card berth in 2022.

Geno Smith's second season as the starter saw down numbers (20 touchdowns, 92.1 passer rating in 2023; 30 TDs, 100.9 rating in 2022), but the Seahawks quarterback was forced to miss Weeks 14-15 due to injury. His absence came at the tail end of a brutal four-game losing streak which put Seattle on the outside looking in ahead of the home stretch.

A subpar outing from Smith against a reeling Steelers team resulted in a brutal home defeat that had Seattle's playoff hopes dependent on other teams forging their path to the postseason. Green Bay ended that ambition on Sunday with a victory while Pittsburgh clinched a berth by winning its final three