Jim Bob Cooter

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Jim Bob Cooter
Detroit Lions
Position: Offensive coordinator
Personal information
Date of birth: (1984-07-03) July 3, 1984 (age 39)
Place of birth: Fayetteville, Tennessee
Career information
High school: Fayetteville (TN) Lincoln
College: Tennessee
Career history
As coach:
Coaching stats at PFR

Jim Bob Cooter (born July 3, 1984) is an American football coach who is the offensive coordinator for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the University of Tennessee, and has since coached for Tennessee, the Indianapolis Colts, Kansas City Chiefs, and Denver Broncos before being hired by the Lions.

Career

Cooter attended Lincoln County High School in Fayetteville, Tennessee,[1] and the University of Tennessee, where he was a backup quarterback for the Tennessee Volunteers football team.[2] He appeared in three games for the Volunteers, and was named to the Academic All-Southeastern Conference team.[3]

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. He 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. The Lions hired Cooter as their quarterbacks coach in 2014.[4] After the season, they denied a request of the Chicago Bears, who wanted to interview him for their offensive coordinator position.[5]

The Lions promoted Cooter to offensive coordinator during the 2015 season, after former offensive coordinator Joe Lombardi was fired midseason.[2]

Personal life

Cooter is from Fayetteville.[6] He was arrested for driving under the influence in June 2006, and was suspended from the Volunteers as a result.[4] In 2009, he was charged with aggravated burglary after climbing into a window and getting into a woman's bed.[6] The charges were later dropped.[7]

References

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  7. ↑ http://www.freep.com/story/sports/nfl/lions/2015/10/30/jim-bob-cooter-arrest/74879326/

External links

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