Jim Bob Cooter returns to former team in 2023

Former Tennessee quarterback Jim Bob Cooter returns to former team in 2023.

Former Tennessee quarterback Jim Bob Cooter has returned to his former team.

Cooter is serving as offensive coordinator for Indianapolis under head coach Shane Steichen in 2023.

He played for the Vols in 2006 under head coach Phillip Fulmer before serving as a graduate assistant from 2007-08.

Cooter launched his NFL coaching career with the Colts as an offensive assistant from 2009-11. He was then an offensive quality control coach at Kansas City in 2012 before becoming an offensive assistant with Denver in 2013.

Cooter coached at Detroit from 2014-18, serving as quarterbacks coach and offensive coordinator.

The former Vol was the Jets‘ running backs coach from 2019-20 before serving as a consultant at Philadelphia in 2021. He was passing game coordinator at Jacksonville in 2022.

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