Former Packers DC Dom Capers returns to NFC North as Vikings senior defensive as

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Dom Capers is back in the NFC North. A decade after serving as a defensive coordinator on the ' Super Bowl XLV championship team, the longtime NFL coach was tabbed as on Monday. Capers, who broke into the Jeff Zatkoff Kids Jersey  NFL coaching ranks in 1986, filled that position in Jacksonville during the 2019 season.After serving as the ' defensive backs coach from 1986-91, Capers was named Bill Cowher's first defensive coordinator in Pittsburgh in 1992. That season, the went from 22nd to 2nd in the NFL in second defense, as Pittsburgh won at least 11 games in a season for the first time since 1979. The Steelers' defense continued to be one of the NFL's best units over Tyler Toffoli Women Jersey  the next two years before Capers left Pittsburgh to become the head coach of the expansion in 1995. In 1996, Capers led the Panthers to the NFC Championship Game in just their second year of existence. His succe s in Carolina didn't last long, however, as Capers was fired following consecutive losing seasons. He quickly resurfaced in Jacksonville, serving as the team's defensive coordinator in 1999 while helping the boast the league's top-ranked scoring defense en route to an AFC Championship Game appearance. Capers coached his second expansion team in 2002, serving as the ' head coach for four seasons. He then spent two seasons as Miami's defensive coordinator before accepting the same position with the Packers, winning a Super Bowl during his second season in Green Bay. After nearly a decade with the Packers,  Wayne Gretzky Jersey he was fired by former Green Bay head coach Mike McCarthy after the 2017 season. Last season, his only season in Jacksonville, Capers worked with a Jaguars' defense that  Mike Cammalleri Women Jersey included Pro Bowlers and rookie , who led the team with 10.5 sacks. During his career, Capers has worked with several Hall of Fame/All-Pro defensive players that includes former Steelers defensive back Rod Woodson, former Pittsburgh/Carolina OLB , Panthers ILB Sam Mills, ILB Zach Thomas, OLB and former Packers/Raiders defensive back, .In Minnesota, Capers will work with head coach Mike Zimmer, who spent 14 seasons as a defensive coordinator before becoming the Vikings' head coach in 2014. Last season, the  Scott Wedgewood Men Jersey Vikings' defense, led by All-Pro linebacker , Pro Bowl defensive ends and , and Pro Bowl defensive backs and , finished fifth in the league in scoring, third in interceptions, and second in red zone efficiency. Minnesota's defense helped the Vikings earn a wild card spot before upsetting the Saints in the first round of the NFC playoffs. The Vikings' 2019 season came to an end the following week, as Minnesota surrendered 186 rushing yards in their divisional round lo s to the eventual NFC champion .
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