The Chicago Bears plan to interview former Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll for their coaching vacancy, ESPN's Dan Graziano reports. On Christmas Day, one day before Seattle faced Chicago on Thursday Night Football,

In addition to Carroll, the Bears have already requested interviews with Arizona Cardinals offensive coordinator Drew Petzing, Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson, Lions defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn and Miami Dolphins defensive coordinator Anthony Weaver.

Former Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll will interview for the Bears' vacancy on Thursday, according to Dan Graziani.

Chicago requested to interview both Detroit Lions' coordinators, Ben Johnson and Aaron Glenn. The Bears also put in a request to interview Dallas Cowboys' head coach Mike McCarthy, which Dallas reportedly shut down according to ESPN's Adam Schefter.

Carroll, who won a Super Bowl with the Seahawks, is scheduled to interview with the Bears on Thursday, ESPN reported. He is one of more than a dozen coaches the Bears have requested to interview as general manager Ryan Poles seeks to do a deeper dive into the candidate pool than he did when he hired Matt Eberflus in 2022.

Per The Athletic’s Dianna Russini, the Chicago Bears sent a formal request to interview Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson along with two other league coaches on Monday morning.