He then served as a graduate assistant for Bowling Green, before holding positions for North Carolina, Ball State and New Hampshire.
[1] After defensive coordinator Todd Bowles left to become head coach of the New York Jets, Bettcher was promoted to take his place.
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.