The Seattle Seahawks take to social media to congratulate former coach Pete Carroll on his return to the NFL with the Las Vegas Raiders.

The Las Vegas Raiders surprised many folks when they hired Pete Carroll to be their next head coach on Friday morning. And in the wake of the move, Carroll's former team, the Seattle Seahawks, sent the veteran coach a strong message on social media.

The Las Vegas Raiders are expected to hire Pete Carroll, who spent 14 seasons leading the Seattle Seahawks, as their new head coach. Carroll, who was a Seahawks adviser this season, has a career record of 170-120-1.

Former Seahawks coach Pete Carroll and the Raiders agreed to a three-year contract with a team option for a fourth year, according to a report.

Carroll will be 74 this fall, becoming the oldest head coach in NFL history 12 months after Seattle fired then paid him.

After a year away from the game, former Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll is officially returning to football. On Friday morning it was announced the Las Vegas Raiders were signing the Seahawks legend to be their next head coach.

The Las Vegas Raiders are hiring Carroll, the former Super Bowl-winning coach of the Seattle Seahawks, as their coach, a person with knowledge of the deliberations confirmed Friday.

Two days after Pete Carroll reached a long-term agreement to become the Raiders’ next head coach, NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reported Sunday that Carroll’s former quarterback in Seattle, Russell Wilson, is a “strong option” to fill Las Vegas’ void under center.

NFL insider Ian Rapoport is suggesting that Steelers QB Russell Wilson, the former quarterback for Carroll's Super Bowl Seahawks, might be a match with the Raiders.

The Las Vegas Raiders are hiring Pete Carroll to be the team’s head coach, according to reports. ESPN’s Adam Schefter and NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport and Tom Pelissero first reported the news. CNN has reached out to the Raiders for comment.

The Las Vegas Raiders are being linked to Russell Wilson in NFL free agency following the hiring of his former head coach Pete Carroll.