Seahawks hopefuls may have been wishing for draft-pick compensation in exchange for Carroll, sort of how Sean Payton was traded from New Orleans to Denver two offseasons ago. That won’t happen. Carroll is free to coach elsewhere and the Seahawks wouldn’t benefit from him filling a head coaching vacancy.

Former Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll's return to the NFL coaching ranks looks more and more plausible. After interviewing with the Chicago Bears on T

For now, it looks as if one of the Seattle Seahawks’ notable front office executives is staying put. Matt Berry, the Seahawks’ senior director of player personnel, was not among the finalists for the Tennessee Titans general manager position.