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James Robert Cooter (born July 3, 1984) is an American football coach who is the offensive coordinator of the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL). [1] 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 .
- His legal name isn't Jim Bob Cooter. Cooter's birth name is James Robert Cooter, but he decided to shorten that down to Jim Bob. It's not clear how long he's been going by Jim Bob, but he's definitely had the name since at least his freshman year of college.
- He's only 31. One of the more surprising things about Cooter is that he's only 31. Cooter's promotion to offensive coordinator means he's now the second-youngest offensive coordinator in the NFL, trailing only Washington's Sean McVay, who turns 30 in January.
- He's a former Tennessee Volunteers QB. No one will ever mistake Cooter for Peyton Manning, but the Lions new offensive coordinator was a quarterback at Tennessee.
- He's been coaching in the NFL since 2009. You already know that Cooter's only 31, so it might be even more surprising to hear that he actually started his NFL coaching career in 2009, when he was just 25.
Jim Bob Cooter. Offensive Coordinator. College: Tennessee. Hometown: Fayetteville, Tenn. Experience: 17 years. Biography. Cooter enters his second season as the team's offensive coordinator after...
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Feb 20, 2023 · The new Indianapolis Colts head coach is expected to name veteran NFL assistant Jim Bob Cooter as the team's offensive coordinator, sources told ESPN's Jeremy Fowler on Monday.
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Mar 15, 2023 · INDIANAPOLIS — Jim Bob Cooter remembers sitting in the back of the room during meetings and watching Shane Steichen, then the Eagles’ offensive coordinator, go to work. He was “detailed,...
Feb 20, 2023 · Indianapolis is finalizing a deal to make Jim Bob Cooter its next offensive coordinator, NFL Network Insider Tom Pelissero reported on Monday. The hiring serves as a reunion between the Colts and...
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