The latest rumor in the Chicago Bears ' coaching search is that there's mutual interest between the team and former USC Trojans and Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll.

“He runs more than we do,” Seahawks linebacker Derick Hall, who played for Carroll last year, told the Sun-Times on Thursday. “He comes out on the field and he’ll be running 100 [-yard dashes] and throwing deep balls.

Analysis: The reports by ESPN and Albert Breer saying there could be mutual interest in an interview by the Bears with Pete Carroll opens up a whole new dimension of possibilities.