The Indianapolis Colts are anticipated to call Jim Bob Cooter the offensive coordinator beneath new head coach Shane Steichen, first reported by Jeremy Fowler of ESPN.
Cooter was the primary identified candidate to be within the working for the offensive coordinator emptiness following a profitable season because the passing-game coordinator for the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2022.
Jim Bob Cooter is predicted to be named offensive coordinator for the Indianapolis Colts, per sources. Final 12 months’s pass-game coordinator with Jacksonville was former Lions OC, labored with quarterbacks Payton Manning, Matthew Stafford and Trevor Lawrence prior to now.
— Jeremy Fowler (@JFowlerESPN) February 20, 2023
Cooter, 38, acquired his begin teaching within the NFL with the Colts as an offensive assistant beneath former head coach Jim Caldwell. He held the position for 3 seasons (2009-2011).
He then served as an offensive high quality management coach with the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs (2012) and an offensive assistant coach with the Denver Broncos (2013). Cooter then joined the Detroit Lions workers because the quarterbacks coach for 2 seasons (2014-2015).
Cooter took over because the interim offensive coordinator through the 2015 season and was promoted to full-time offensive coordinator for the three seasons to observe (2016-2018) earlier than the Lions cleaned home.
Within the three seasons Cooter was the offensive coordinator, Matthew Stafford accomplished 65.7% of his passes whereas averaging 4,445 passing yards, 26 touchdowns and 11 interceptions per season (on a 17-game tempo).
Following his stint with the Lions, Cooter joined the New York Jets teaching workers because the working backs coach for 2 seasons (2019-2020) beneath Adam Gase after which was an offensive advisor with the Philadelphia Eagles in 2021, which is probably going the place the reference to Steichen grew.
In 2022, Cooter joined Doug Pederson’s workers with the Jaguars because the passing-game coordinator.
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