TOM BRADY has landed his top choice to be the new head coach of the Las Vegas Raiders.
Brady and the Raiders ownership group have been searching for a new coach since firing Antonio Pierce earlier this month.
In his first year in the job, Pierce won just four games and Brady was said to be a key figure in the decision to fire him.
Majority owner Mark Davis reportedly held "reservations" about firing the talented rookie coach and general manager Tom Telesco.
But the Las Vegas Review-Journal stated that Brady - who owns 5% of the Raiders - "nudged" him to do it.
The New England Patriots icon, 47, "felt a total reset was needed" after the pair's first campaign led to a disappointing record.
His influence is said to have tipped the scales and the ax fell on Pierce.
The Raiders have also moved to hire Tampa Bay Buccaneers assistant general manager John Spytek to be their new GM this week.
Spytek and Brady were college teammates at Michigan.
Now, Brady has spearheaded the search for a new head coach - and has found his ideal candidate.
NFL insider Adam Schefter posted: "The Raiders and Pete Carroll are aiming to work out an agreement to make him their new head coach."
"The two sides are in talks, but there is no deal yet. It shapes up as an intriguing day in Las Vegas."
Within 10 minutes, Schefter revealed the deal had been done: "Pete Carroll and the Raiders now have reached agreement on a three-year deal with a fourth-year team option, sources tell ESPN."
Carroll, 73, has been out of work since he left the Seahawks at the end of last season.
He spent more than a decade with the Seahawks, turning them into perennial contenders and winning the 2014 Super Bowl.
They also suffered an infamous narrow loss to Brady's Patriots when Russell Wilson was intercepted on the goal line.
Carroll had a 137-89 record in charge of the Seahawks and only missed the playoffs four times in 14 seasons.
He had been interviewed for the Chicago Bears job before they appointed former Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson.
Elsewhere, Brady's role as a Fox NFL analyst - where he will be paid $375 million over 10 years - came into question now he is part of a team ownership group.
His agent rejected claims it will be an issue, but Brady must now stick to a list of conditions to continue in the role.
