The Detroit Lions and offensive coordinator Jim Bob Cooter have decided to part ways, according to Albert Breer of The Monday Morning Quarterback.
Breer adds that other teams have shown interest in Cooter over the last few days.
Cooter served as the Lions' offensive coordinator for four seasons but did not have much success, as Detroit did not finish any higher than 13th in offense in any of his years with the team and ranked in the 20s for the other three seasons.
The 34-year-old originally joined the Lions' coaching in 2014, serving as the team's quarterbacks coach for two years.
His first NFL job came with the Indianapolis Colts back in 2009, when he became an offensive assistant, a position he held for three seasons before moving on to the Kansas City Chiefs to become a quality control coordinator in 2012.
Cooter spent just one year with the Chiefs and then made his way to the Denver Broncos, when he held a post as an offensive assistant for just one season before arriving in Detroit.
The Lions finished the 2018 campaign ranked 24th in total offense and 25th in points per game.
Detroit won just six games this season, marking its lowest total since 2012 when it went 4-12.
The Lions have been one of the worst franchises in the NFL over the better part of the last three decades, making just three postseason appearances since 1999 and being winless in the playoffs overall dating all the way back to the 1991-92 campaign, when they made it to the NFC Championship Game.
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