SEATTLE AP - Pete Carroll played a new role in familiar territory Thursday night, with his first preseason game as coach of the Las Vegas Raiders coming against the Seattle Seahawks.
The former Seattle coach clearly felt at home before the 23-23 tie, talking with many Seahawks players on the field during warmups and generally being his outgoing, energetic self.
"It was cool to be here. I loved it here," Carroll said. "But it didn't translate to something crazy for me. It was just an opportunity to play in a great setting. Thanks to the league for putting us in this game. They figured it out, it was a good idea, and it's been a good one to look forward to."
Carroll said the only time the familiar setting changed the experience was when he caught himself looking for the wrong uniform when watching replays on the video board.
"There were a couple times guys made plays and I'm looking at the screen in the end zone, and I thought it was our guys making plays," he said.