Chicago Bears fans received a Christmas surprise when it was reported that former Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll was interested in the team's head coaching vacancy. It appears the feeling is mutual. Ahead of their game against Carroll's former ...

On Christmas Day, a bombshell report emerged indicating that former Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll is interested in the Chicago Bears' vacancy. Interestingly enough, the Bears are playing the Seahawks on a special Boxing Day edition of Thursday Night Football in Week 17.

The timing might not be right for a 73-year-old defensive-minded coach. But Carroll’s candidacy is a reminder of how much the Bears need someone like him — an energetic, aggressive personality who would shake things up at Halas Hall.