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Pete Carroll, Sean McVay meet as NFL's oldest, youngest head coaches

RENTON, Wash. -- Asked this week about his background with Sean McVay, Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll put into perspective the age difference between him and his new counterpart with the Los Angeles Rams.

Or at least he tried to.

"I was good friends with his dad," Carroll said before pausing to laugh, "when we were at San Francisco, so I can't tell you much more. I don't know him, but I think it's incredibly exciting that a young guy like that could jump in and show that he has command and do a great job right off the bat.