James Bettcher


James Bettcher is an American football coach. He previously served as the defensive coordinator for the Arizona Cardinals and New York Giants.

Coaching history

College

Bettcher began his coaching career in 2004 as special teams coordinator & defensive line coach for Saint Francis. He then served as a graduate assistant for Bowling Green, before holding positions for North Carolina, Ball State and New Hampshire.

NFL

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. After defensive coordinator Todd Bowles left to become head coach of the New York Jets, Bettcher was promoted to take his place.
On January 23, 2018, Bettcher was hired by the New York Giants to serve as defensive coordinator under head coach Pat Shurmur.