Jim Mora coached in the NFL from 1978 to 2001, spanning 23 seasons with 6 organizations. He served as head coach of the Indianapolis Colts, New Orleans Saints, Baltimore Stars, and Philadelphia Stars. His roles included Defensive Coordinator and Defensive Line. He worked under Jack Patera and Ron Meyer. 6 of his former assistants went on to become NFL head coaches.

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Career History

Year	Team	Role(s)
2001	Indianapolis Colts	Head Coach HC
2000	Indianapolis Colts	Head Coach HC
1999	Indianapolis Colts	Head Coach HC
1998	Indianapolis Colts	Head Coach HC
1996	New Orleans Saints	Head Coach HC
1995	New Orleans Saints	Head Coach HC
1994	New Orleans Saints	Head Coach HC
1993	New Orleans Saints	Head Coach HC
1992	New Orleans Saints	Head Coach HC
1991	New Orleans Saints	Head Coach HC
1990	New Orleans Saints	Head Coach HC
1989	New Orleans Saints	Head Coach HC
1988	New Orleans Saints	Head Coach HC
1987	New Orleans Saints	Head Coach HC
1986	New Orleans Saints	Head Coach HC
1985	Baltimore Stars	Head Coach HC
1984	Philadelphia Stars	Head Coach HC
1983	Philadelphia Stars	Head Coach HC
1982	New England Patriots	Defensive Coordinator under Ron Meyer
1981	Seattle Seahawks	Defensive Line under Jack Patera
1980	Seattle Seahawks	Defensive Line under Jack Patera
1979	Seattle Seahawks	Defensive Line under Jack Patera
1978	Seattle Seahawks	Defensive Line under Jack Patera

Worked Under (2)

Coach	Team	Years
Jack Patera	Seattle Seahawks	4
Ron Meyer	New England Patriots	1

Protégés (6)

Coach	First HC Job	Year
Dom Capers	Carolina Panthers	1995
Vince Tobin	Arizona Cardinals	1996
Jim Haslett	New Orleans Saints	2000
Jim Mora, Jr.	Atlanta Falcons	2004
Bruce Arians	Arizona Cardinals	2013
Vic Fangio	Denver Broncos	2019