James Fuller

Bio

Former San Antonio Gunslingers Head Coach James Fuller will serve as Special Teams Coordinator and as Senior Advisor to the Defensive Staff.

Fuller has been a Head Coach seven times in his career. Last season he moved from Offensive Coordinator to Head Coach of the San Antonio Gunslingers after the first two games of the season. After playing in the National Football League, the World League of American Football, and the Arena Football League, he embarked on a coaching career in 1999 as the associate Head Coach and Defensive Coordinator of the Portland Forest Dragons, who were renamed the Oklahoma Wranglers in 2000.

In 2002, Fuller became a Head Coach for the first time with the Bakersfield Blitz in AF2. He led them to the Western Conference Championship in his first season. In 2004, Fuller was named Defensive Coordinator of the Philadelphia Soul in the Arena Football League. After the fifth game of the 2005 season, he was promoted to Interim Head Coach where he compiled a record of 4-7. His next stop was as Wide Receiver and Defensive Backs Coach for the Dallas Desperados, where he served from 2006 through 2008.

In 2010, Fuller stayed on the defensive side of the ball being named Defensive Coordinator of the Dallas Vigilantes. He later became Interim Head Coach, leading them to a 2-8 record. Fuller was named Head Coach of the Richmond Raiders in 2011. He served in that position for five seasons and led them to a record of 37-24. He was named Professional Indoor Football League (PIFL) Coach of the Year in 2012 and 2015.

From there it was on to the National Arena League as Fuller was named Head Coach of the Maine Mammoths in 2018, leading them to a 7-8 finish after a 1-7 start. In 2019, Fuller became Defensive Coordinator of the Jacksonville Sharks. He was promoted to Head Coach in 2020, and served in that role until the end of the 2021 season.

The 2022 season saw Fuller as the Offensive Coordinator for the Carolina Cobras. On September 13 of that year, he was promoted to Head Coach. 366 days later, on September 14, 2023, Fuller was named the offensive coordinator for the IFL’s San Antonio Gunslingers for the 2024 season.

Fuller, a native of Tacoma, WA, played collegiately for two seasons at Walla Walla Community College In 1990 he transferred to Portland State and led the team with 104 tackles his first season As a senior he recorded 84 tackles, four sacks, four interceptions and earned all-conference honors.

Fuller was selected in the eighth round (201st overall) of the 1992 NFL Draft by the San Diego Chargers. He spent the season on the injured reserve list, but did appear in one playoff game. In 1993, Fuller played in ten games for San Diego and made eight tackles.

After a year away from football, Fuller signed with the Scottish Claymores of the World League of American Football. In 1996 he started ten games making 47 tackles with one sack, and five interceptions. The Claymores defeated the Frankfurt Galaxy for the World Bowl Championship.

The following season he was signed by the Philadelphia Eagles. He appeared in 13 games, started twice and made 19 tackles and an interception. He also played in their one playoff game. He was re-signed in 1997 but did not play.

1998 saw Fuller play four games in the Arena Football League for the Portland Forest Dragons, making 14 tackles with one pass defended.