Getty Pete Carroll kicks off the preseason as the Raiders take on the Seahawks. The Seattle Seahawks are taking on the Las Vegas Raiders to begin the team’s preseason schedule and the return of Pete Carroll as well as Geno Smith makes this far from a typical exhibition game. Head coach Mike Macdonald made his feelings clear on how fans should greet Carroll and Smith. “We should be cheering Pete when he gets here, we should be cheering Geno, how can we not?” Macdonald said on August 2, 2025, per