Dom Capers

Dom Capers
	Capers with the Green Bay Packers in 2011
Cleveland Browns
Title	Senior defensive assistant
Personal information
Born	August 7, 1950; Cambridge, Ohio, U.S.
Career information
Position	Linebacker
High school	Meadowbrook (Byesville, Ohio)
College	Mount Union
Career history
	Kent State (1972–1974); Graduate assistant; Washington (1975); Graduate assistant; Hawaii (1975–1976); Defensive backs coach; San Jose State (1977); Defensive backs coach; California (1978–1979); Defensive backs coach; Tennessee (1980–1981); Defensive backs coach; Ohio State (1982–1983); Defensive backs coach; Philadelphia/Baltimore Stars (1984–1985); Defensive backs coach; New Orleans Saints (1986–1991); Defensive backs coach; Pittsburgh Steelers (1992–1994); Defensive coordinator; Carolina Panthers (1995–1998); Head coach; Jacksonville Jaguars (1999–2000); Defensive coordinator; Houston Texans (2002–2005); Head coach; Miami Dolphins (2006–2007); Defensive coordinator; New England Patriots (2008); Special assistant & secondary coach; Green Bay Packers (2009–2017); Defensive coordinator; Jacksonville Jaguars (2019); Senior defensive assistant; Minnesota Vikings (2020); Senior defensive assistant; Detroit Lions (2021); Senior defensive assistant; Denver Broncos (2022); Senior defensive assistant; Carolina Panthers (2023–2025); Senior defensive assistant; Cleveland Browns (2026–present); Senior defensive assistant;
Awards and highlights
	As head coach AP NFL Coach of the Year (1996); The Sporting News NFL Coach of the Year (1996); Pro Football Weekly NFL Coach of the Year (1996); Greasy Neale Award (1996); UPI NFC Coach of the Year (1996); As assistant coach Super Bowl champion (XLV);
Head coaching record
Regular season	48–80 (.375)
Postseason	1–1 (.500)
Career	49–81 (.377)
	Coaching profile at Pro Football Reference
	Executive profile at Pro Football Reference

Ernest Dominic Capers (born August 7, 1950) is an American football coach who is a senior defensive assistant for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL). He was previously the inaugural head coach of the Carolina Panthers and the Houston Texans for four seasons each. Capers is the only head coach to lead two different NFL expansion teams during their first seasons.

A defensive assistant for most of his coaching career, Capers held his first defensive coordinator position with the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1992. He left Pittsburgh to become the Panthers head coach in 1995, guiding the team to a 7–9 record, the best finish for an NFL expansion franchise's inaugural season. The next year, Capers led the Panthers to a division title and the NFC Championship Game, making them the youngest NFL expansion franchise to accomplish both. Following two consecutive losing records, he was fired after the 1998 season.

Capers' early success with Carolina would result in him serving as the inaugural head coach of the Texans from 2002 to 2005, although he was unable to lead them to a winning record or playoff berth. He continued to hold assistant coaching positions afterwards, most prominently as the defensive coordinator of the Green Bay Packers from 2009 to 2017, helping them win Super Bowl XLV.