Jim Bob Cooter

James Robert Cooter (born July 3, 1984) is an American professional football coach who is the offensive coordinator for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL). He previously served as the offensive coordinator for the Detroit Lions from 2015 until 2018, and also worked as running backs coach for the New York Jets. He played college football for the University of Tennessee, and started out coaching for his alma mater before becoming an NFL coach.

Early life and education Jim Bob Cooter attended Lincoln County High School in Fayetteville, Tennessee, and the University of Tennessee, where he was a backup quarterback for the Tennessee Volunteers football team.

Coaching career Early career Cooter served as a graduate assistant for Tennessee in 2007 and 2008. He was then hired as an offensive assistant by the Indianapolis Colts, working for them from 2009 through 2011. Cooter served as the offensive quality control coach for the Kansas City Chiefs in 2012 and then joined the Denver Broncos as an offensive assistant in 2013 with the support of Peyton Manning. After the season, they denied a request of the Chicago Bears, who wanted to interview him for their offensive coordinator position.

The Lions promoted Cooter to offensive coordinator during the 2015 season, after former offensive coordinator Joe Lombardi was fired midseason. He remained the offensive coordinator for the Lions until January 1, 2019, when it was announced that the Lions would not be renewing his contract.

New York Jets On February 8, 2019, the New York Jets hired Cooter as the running backs coach under new head coach Adam Gase.

Philadelphia Eagles While not officially on the coaching staff, Cooter spent the 2021 season as an independent consultant for the Philadelphia Eagles. Head coach Nick Sirianni, who had coached with Cooter with the Kansas City Chiefs 2012,

Indianapolis Colts On February 20, 2023, Cooter was hired as an offensive coordinator by the Indianapolis Colts.

Personal life Cooter is from Fayetteville. The charges were later dropped.