What does a Pete Carroll training camp look like?
Placing competition at the forefront along with a personable approach from the coaching staff down to the players. This method dates back to Carroll shaping teams into national champions and Super Bowl champions, a track record which warrants his lofty expectations coming into his first camp as the Raiders head coach.
"We want to win a bunch of games, I can't even imagine anything [else]," Carroll said Tuesday as veterans reported for camp. "I've been winning 10 games a year for 20 years or something. What are my expectations? We want to win a bunch. And I don't care who hears that, it doesn't matter to me.
"It ain't about what anybody hears, it's about what we do."
Carroll enters his 19th training camp as an NFL head coach with the same mentality, but with a more enlightened perspective. He took a step back from coaching in 2024 after being moved from being head coach to a senior advisor of the Seattle Seahawks.
"The perspective that you have when you're in the middle of it is different than when you can step away," he said. "And the opportunity for clarity, like I probably said, it was so obvious to me. I saw things differently, and I felt like I learned a lot of things and took in a lot and have altered my expectations of what we're able to do and how we need to go about getting better and doing things more proficiently in all areas. And so, it was really important year.
"There's nothing more important for our guys than being a good teammate, and I see the value in that so much more clearly than I have in the past," he added. "The demands that come on every player, every player has the opportunity to help our team by being a better teammate than they've been in the past."
Dating back to his hiring in January, Carroll has been clear in his plan for improving the Raiders. Having finished 4-13 in 2024, the past isn't any of his concern. All focus remains on the present and the future of the team and the values he's trying to implement.
"You either have a philosophy or you don't, and we've got one," Carroll said adamantly. "We've got beliefs and principals that guide us. I'm not altering those much. I'm staying true to what we know and what's been successful for us. Everything is always moving and adapting to some extent, and the people make it different, but the expectations and the standards that we're setting are going to be as high as we can make it."
Taking a look at the roster heading, Carroll and GM John Spytek strategically brought in an array of established veterans with winning backgrounds to compete alongside young players entering their first or second year in the league. The head coach noted that he's looking forward to seeing how his new offensive weapons complement quarterback Geno Smith, citing rookies Ashton Jeanty, Jack Bech and Dont'e Thornton Jr. as a few examples.
He's also "anxious" to see how the linebacking corps comes together and how they gel with the defensive line and a "really athletic" and "really fast" secondary.
But the main rule of thumb he emphasized Tuesday morning is that momentum and progress from OTAs isn't halted. It will only be ramped up and intensified in training camp, and Carroll doesn't have patience for any setbacks.
"We're building a whole mentality here, and our expectations, like I said before, are really high that the guys are all in, and they're tapping in every day to the work that we're doing. That means that when they step on that practice field, they're going to give us everything they got every step of the way until they're off the practice field. ... It ain't easy what we're asking them to do.
"They can go through practice, they're in good enough shape, they can run up and down the field and all that kind of stuff. That's not what's crucial. What's crucial is how much they really buy in and how big a part of this team they're willing to be, and what they'll do to prove that. That's what being a great teammate is all about."
Take an exclusive look outside Intermountain Health Performance Center as the Raiders arrive for 2025 Training Camp.
A view of Intermountain Health Performance Center as the Las Vegas Raiders arrive for 2025 Training Camp.
A view of Intermountain Health Performance Center as the Las Vegas Raiders arrive for 2025 Training Camp.
A view of Intermountain Health Performance Center as the Las Vegas Raiders arrive for 2025 Training Camp.
Las Vegas Raiders defensive end Maxx Crosby (98) arrives for 2025 Training Camp at Intermountain Health Performance Center.
Las Vegas Raiders defensive end Maxx Crosby (98) arrives for 2025 Training Camp at Intermountain Health Performance Center.
Las Vegas Raiders defensive end Maxx Crosby (98) arrives for 2025 Training Camp at Intermountain Health Performance Center.
Las Vegas Raiders center/guard Jackson Powers-Johnson (58) arrives for 2025 Training Camp at Intermountain Health Performance Center.
Las Vegas Raiders linebacker Amari Gainer (53) arrives for 2025 Training Camp at Intermountain Health Performance Center.
Las Vegas Raiders safety Lonnie Johnson Jr. (32) arrives for 2025 Training Camp at Intermountain Health Performance Center.
Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Collin Johnson (17) arrives for 2025 Training Camp at Intermountain Health Performance Center.
Las Vegas Raiders General Manager John Spytek arrives for 2025 Training Camp at Intermountain Health Performance Center.
Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Alex Bachman (81) arrives for 2025 Training Camp at Intermountain Health Performance Center.
Las Vegas Raiders Head Coach Pete Carroll arrives for 2025 Training Camp at Intermountain Health Performance Center.
Las Vegas Raiders tackle Kolton Miller (74) arrives for 2025 Training Camp at Intermountain Health Performance Center.
Las Vegas Raiders defensive tackle Zach Carter (93) arrives for 2025 Training Camp at Intermountain Health Performance Center.
Las Vegas Raiders defensive tackle Jonah Laulu (96) arrives for 2025 Training Camp at Intermountain Health Performance Center.
Las Vegas Raiders linebacker Tommy Eichenberg (44) arrives for 2025 Training Camp at Intermountain Health Performance Center.
Las Vegas Raiders kicker Daniel Carlson (8) arrives for 2025 Training Camp at Intermountain Health Performance Center.
Las Vegas Raiders running back Raheem Mostert (31) arrives for 2025 Training Camp at Intermountain Health Performance Center.
Las Vegas Raiders defensive end Tyree Wilson (9) arrives for 2025 Training Camp at Intermountain Health Performance Center.
Las Vegas Raiders guard Dylan Parham (66) arrives for 2025 Training Camp at Intermountain Health Performance Center.
Las Vegas Raiders running back Chris Collier (35) arrives for 2025 Training Camp at Intermountain Health Performance Center.
Las Vegas Raiders defensive end Malcolm Koonce (51) arrives for 2025 Training Camp at Intermountain Health Performance Center.
Las Vegas Raiders safety Thomas Harper (34) arrives for 2025 Training Camp at Intermountain Health Performance Center.
Las Vegas Raiders safety Isaiah Pola-Mao (20) arrives for 2025 Training Camp at Intermountain Health Performance Center.
Las Vegas Raiders cornerback Kyu Blu Kelly (36) arrives for 2025 Training Camp at Intermountain Health Performance Center.
Las Vegas Raiders safety Jeremy Chinn (11) arrives for 2025 Training Camp at Intermountain Health Performance Center.
Las Vegas Raiders safety Jeremy Chinn (11) arrives for 2025 Training Camp at Intermountain Health Performance Center.
Las Vegas Raiders tight end Justin Shorter (88) arrives for 2025 Training Camp at Intermountain Health Performance Center.
Las Vegas Raiders safety Chris Smith II (29) arrives for 2025 Training Camp at Intermountain Health Performance Center.
Las Vegas Raiders safety Chris Smith II (29) arrives for 2025 Training Camp at Intermountain Health Performance Center, Tuesday, July 22, 2025, in Henderson, Nev.
Las Vegas Raiders tight end Michael Mayer (87) arrives for 2025 Training Camp at Intermountain Health Performance Center.
Las Vegas Raiders running back Dylan Laube (23) arrives for 2025 Training Camp at Intermountain Health Performance Center.
Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Geno Smith (7) arrives for 2025 Training Camp at Intermountain Health Performance Center.
Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Geno Smith (7) arrives for 2025 Training Camp at Intermountain Health Performance Center.
Las Vegas Raiders defensive end Andre Carter II (99) arrives for 2025 Training Camp at Intermountain Health Performance Center.
Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Shedrick Jackson (4) arrives for 2025 Training Camp at Intermountain Health Performance Center.
Las Vegas Raiders defensive end Ovie Oghoufo (90) arrives for 2025 Training Camp at Intermountain Health Performance Center.
Las Vegas Raiders cornerback Sam Webb (27) arrives for 2025 Training Camp at Intermountain Health Performance Center.
Las Vegas Raiders tight end Brock Bowers (89) arrives for 2025 Training Camp at Intermountain Health Performance Center.
Las Vegas Raiders linebacker Devin White (45) arrives for 2025 Training Camp at Intermountain Health Performance Center.
Las Vegas Raiders tight end Ian Thomas (80) arrives for 2025 Training Camp at Intermountain Health Performance Center.
Las Vegas Raiders guard Alex Cappa (65) and offensive lineman Jordan Meredith (61) arrive for 2025 Training Camp at Intermountain Health Performance Center.
Las Vegas Raiders tight end Qadir Ismail (84) arrives for 2025 Training Camp at Intermountain Health Performance Center.
Las Vegas Raiders center Will Putnam (67) arrives for 2025 Training Camp at Intermountain Health Performance Center.
Las Vegas Raiders running back Sincere McCormick (28) arrives for 2025 Training Camp at Intermountain Health Performance Center.
Las Vegas Raiders safety Trey Taylor (37) arrives for 2025 Training Camp at Intermountain Health Performance Center.
Las Vegas Raiders safety Trey Taylor (37) arrives for 2025 Training Camp at Intermountain Health Performance Center.
Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Kyle Philips (15) arrives for 2025 Training Camp at Intermountain Health Performance Center.
Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Tre Tucker (1) arrives for 2025 Training Camp at Intermountain Health Performance Center.
Las Vegas Raiders linebacker Germaine Pratt (57) arrives for 2025 Training Camp at Intermountain Health Performance Center.
Las Vegas Raiders tackle Dalton Wagner (78) arrives for 2025 Training Camp at Intermountain Health Performance Center.
Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Aidan O'Connell (12) arrives for 2025 Training Camp at Intermountain Health Performance Center.
Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Aidan O'Connell (12) arrives for 2025 Training Camp at Intermountain Health Performance Center.
Las Vegas Raiders cornerback Eric Stokes (22) arrives for 2025 Training Camp at Intermountain Health Performance Center.
Las Vegas Raiders cornerback Jakorian Bennett (0) arrives for 2025 Training Camp at Intermountain Health Performance Center.
Las Vegas Raiders linebacker Jaylon Smith (54) arrives for 2025 Training Camp at Intermountain Health Performance Center.
Las Vegas Raiders tackle Gottlieb Ayedze (72) and tackle DJ Glaze (71) arrive for 2025 Training Camp at Intermountain Health Performance Center.
Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Jakobi Meyers (16) arrives for 2025 Training Camp at Intermountain Health Performance Center.
Las Vegas Raiders punter AJ Cole (6) arrives for 2025 Training Camp at Intermountain Health Performance Center.
Las Vegas Raiders punter AJ Cole (6) arrives for 2025 Training Camp at Intermountain Health Performance Center.
Las Vegas Raiders defensive lineman Adam Butler (69) arrives for 2025 Training Camp at Intermountain Health Performance Center.
Las Vegas Raiders defensive end Charles Snowden (49) arrives for 2025 Training Camp at Intermountain Health Performance Center.
Las Vegas Raiders linebacker Elandon Roberts (52) arrives for 2025 Training Camp at Intermountain Health Performance Center.
