After coaching at numerous colleges, Bettcher was hired by the Indianapolis Colts of the NFL. He coached under Bruce Arians when Arians was interim head coach of the Colts. When Arians was hired by the Cardinals as head coach, Bettcher followed him to Arizona.[1] After defensive coordinator Todd Bowles left to become head coach of the New York Jets, Bettcher was promoted to take his place.[2] As defensive coordinator the Cardinals never finished below 7tg in the league in overall defense. After the retirement of head coach Bruce Arians, Bettcher was seen as the most likely successor, even bringing in a plan for a coaching staff that included Mike McCoy as offensive coordinator and Chuck Pagano as defensive coordinator. However, the Cardinals opted to hire former Carolina Panthers defensive coordinator, Steve Wilks, instead.
On January 23, 2018, Bettcher was hired by the New York Giants to serve as defensive coordinator under head coach Pat Shurmur.[3] Betcher was not retained for the 2020 season by new Giants head coach Joe Judge who instead hired Patrick Graham.[4]
^Report: Cardinals add James Bettcher to coaching staff
^Somers, Kent. "Arizona Cardinals 'D' coordinator James Bettcher faces challenges replacing Bowles". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved September 15, 2021.
^"James Bettcher will be Giants defensive coordinator under Pat Shurmur, report says". NJ.com. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
^"Joe Judge names Jason Garrett, Patrick Graham, Thomas McGaughey as coordinators". giants.com. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
^"Former Cardinals DC James Bettcher joins 49ers staff". Cards Wire. January 23, 2021. Retrieved September 15, 2021.
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james, bettcher, born, 1978, american, football, coach, linebackers, coach, cincinnati, bengals, national, football, league, previously, served, defensive, coordinator, arizona, cardinals, york, giants, cincinnati, bengalsposition, linebackers, coachpersonal, . James Bettcher born May 27 1978 is an American football coach who is the linebackers coach for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League NFL He previously served as the defensive coordinator for the Arizona Cardinals and New York Giants James BettcherCincinnati BengalsPosition Linebackers coachPersonal informationBorn 1978 05 27 May 27 1978 age 45 Lakeville Indiana U S Career informationHigh school Lakeville IN LaVilleCollege Saint Francis IN Career historyAs a coach Saint Francis IN 2004 2005 Special teams coordinator amp defensive line coach Bowling Green 2006 Graduate assistant North Carolina 2007 2009 Defensive assistant graduate assistant Ball State 2010 Special teams coach amp defensive ends coach New Hampshire 2011 Linebackers coach amp special teams coach Indianapolis Colts 2012 Outside linebackers coach Arizona Cardinals 2013 2014 Outside linebackers coach Arizona Cardinals 2015 2017 Defensive coordinator New York Giants 2018 2019 Defensive coordinator San Francisco 49ers 2021 Senior defensive assistant Cincinnati Bengals 2022 present Linebackers coachCoaching stats at PFR Contents 1 Coaching career 1 1 College 1 2 NFL 2 References 3 External linksCoaching career editCollege edit Bettcher began his coaching career in 2004 as special teams coordinator amp defensive line coach for Saint Francis IN He then served as a graduate assistant for Bowling Green before holding positions for North Carolina Ball State and New Hampshire NFL edit After coaching at numerous colleges Bettcher was hired by the Indianapolis Colts of the NFL He coached under Bruce Arians when Arians was interim head coach of the Colts When Arians was hired by the Cardinals as head coach Bettcher followed him to Arizona 1 After defensive coordinator Todd Bowles left to become head coach of the New York Jets Bettcher was promoted to take his place 2 As defensive coordinator the Cardinals never finished below 7tg in the league in overall defense After the retirement of head coach Bruce Arians Bettcher was seen as the most likely successor even bringing in a plan for a coaching staff that included Mike McCoy as offensive coordinator and Chuck Pagano as defensive coordinator However the Cardinals opted to hire former Carolina Panthers defensive coordinator Steve Wilks instead On January 23 2018 Bettcher was hired by the New York Giants to serve as defensive coordinator under head coach Pat Shurmur 3 Betcher was not retained for the 2020 season by new Giants head coach Joe Judge who instead hired Patrick Graham 4 In 2021 he was hired by the San Francisco 49ers as a defensive assistant 5 References edit Report Cardinals add James Bettcher to coaching staff Somers Kent Arizona Cardinals D coordinator James Bettcher faces challenges replacing Bowles The Arizona Republic Retrieved September 15 2021 James Bettcher will be Giants defensive coordinator under Pat Shurmur report says NJ com Retrieved January 25 2018 Joe Judge names Jason Garrett Patrick Graham Thomas McGaughey as coordinators giants com Retrieved January 20 2020 Former Cardinals DC James Bettcher joins 49ers staff Cards Wire January 23 2021 Retrieved September 15 2021 External links editNew York Giants bio Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title James Bettcher amp oldid 1139997964, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
