HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — Pete Carroll could be just about anywhere, doing nearly anything that comes to mind, after accomplishing so much as a championship-winning coach in college and the NFL, the multimillion-dollar contracts he received as reward for such efforts.

But after a year away from the NFL, the 74-year-old Carroll chose to return to take on the challenge of turning around a Las Vegas Raiders franchise that has gone more than two decades since coming close to the Super Bowl.

“It isn’t about accomplishing things to say you were worthy,” Carroll said at his introductory news conference in January. “It’s what you’re going to do next that counts.”

That appears to be a common theme for Carroll and other coaches 70 years and older. They thrive on competition, and a leisurely retire

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