First and foremost, all of the sources familiar with the Rams’ thinking labeled Carroll as a “want” or “wish” candidate. In other words, there’s no indication that Carroll would be interested in leaving Seattle for Los Angeles, although multiple NFL sources believe Carroll has a desire to eventually retire to California.
Unfortunately for the Rams, Carroll has already signed his intentions on the dotted line, inking a contract extension in July that will take him through the 2019 season. That aligns Carroll closely with the remaining prime years of the core of his roster, making it even more unlikely he would depart for at least a mini roster rebuild in Los Angeles. And even in the event the Rams could convince Carroll otherwise, it would take a massive salary and a staggering haul of draft picks to get Seattle to consider trading their Super Bowl-winning coach inside the NFC West.
