Jim Bob Cooter

James Robert "Jim Bob" Cooter (born July 3, 1984) is an American football coach for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He was previously the offensive coordinator for the Detroit Lions from 2015 until 2018. He played college football for the University of Tennessee, and has since coached for his alma mater, along with the Indianapolis Colts, Kansas City Chiefs, and Denver Broncos before being hired by the Lions.

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. He appeared in three games for the Volunteers, and was named to the Academic All-Southeastern Conference team.

Tennessee
Cooter served as a graduate assistant for Tennessee in 2007 and 2008.

Indianapolis Colts
Cooter was then hired as an offensive assistant by the Indianapolis Colts, working for them from 2009 through 2011.

Kansas City Chiefs
Cooter was then hired as the offensive quality control coach for the Kansas City Chiefs in 2012.

Denver Broncos
Cooter then joined the Denver Broncos as an offensive assistant in 2013 with the support of Peyton Manning.

Detroit Lions
The Lions hired Cooter as their quarterbacks coach in 2014. 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.

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