The Chicago Bears completed an interview with former Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll on Thursday, and he's an intriguing name for the team's coaching vacancy.

Analysis: The Bears completed an interview Thursday afternoon with Pete Carroll but his great experience and past success might not translate to more winning.

Seahawks hopefuls may have been wishing for draft-pick compensation in exchange for Carroll, sort of how Sean Payton was traded from New Orleans to Denver two offseasons ago. That won’t happen. Carroll is free to coach elsewhere and the Seahawks wouldn’t benefit from him filling a head coaching vacancy.

The Chicago Bears are casting a wide net in their search for a new head coach. And according to ESPN, that includes a scheduled Thursday interview with 73-year-old Pete Carroll, the Super Bowl-winning ex-coach of the Seattle Seahawks.

Pete Carroll was one of three candidates the Bears interviewed for their head coaching vacancy Thursday, a name that raises some eyebrows.

Bears plan to interview former Seahawks coach Pete Carroll for their vacant head coach job Thursday, sources tell me and @JFowlerESPN

The Chicago Bears interviewed former Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll on Thursday as part of the team's ongoing head coaching search. Up next on

There are a lot of reasons why the Chicago Bears have been floundering for the greater part of the last 40 years.

While Carroll clearly wants to get back into the business of coaching the game at the highest level, he should steer clear.

The Bears announced they have completed a head coach interview with former Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll.

The Bears interviewed former Seahawks coach Pete Carroll for their head coaching job. The 73-year-old Carroll is looking to return to the NFL sidelines.