- James Bettcher spent one season in Indianapolis (2012) and coached OLB Robert Mathis to his first Pro Bowl at OLB and his fifth selection overall.
- James Bettcher first worked with Colts head coach Chuck Pagano as a defensive assistant at the University of North Carolina when Pagano was the defensive coordinator and Butch Davis was the head coach.
- James Bettcher was named the Cardinals defensive coordinator on 2/4/15 after spending two seasons coaching outside linebackers. Entering his fourth season as an NFL coach, Bettcher is among 25 new coordinators in the NFL in 2015. The 37-year old Bettcher is the third-youngest defensive coordinator in the NFL and the sixth-youngest coordinator overall.
- Under James Bettcher's guidance with the Cardinals, OLB John Abraham was selected to his fifth career Pro Bowl, and first as a linebacker, after he led the team with 11.5 sacks in 2013, the most sacks by a linebacker in a single-season in team history; OLB Alex Okafor led the Cardinals with eight sacks in 2014 after only playing in 13 games.
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