Dom Capers

Dom Capers is a highly experienced American football coach, with a career spanning over five decades in both college and professional leagues. He has served as a head coach for two NFL expansion teams and as a defensive coordinator for multiple franchises, including a Super Bowl-winning season with the Green Bay Packers. After leading the Carolina Panthers as their inaugural head coach to a division title and an NFC Championship Game appearance in 1996, Dom Capers was honored with multiple Coach of the Year awards, including AP NFL Coach of the Year, The Sporting News NFL Coach of the Year, Pro Football Weekly NFL Coach of the Year, the Greasy Neale Award, and UPI NFC Coach of the Year. This followed a remarkable 1995 inaugural season where he guided the expansion franchise to a 7–9 record, the best for an NFL expansion team’s first year.

He then served with the Detroit Lions during the 2021 season and moved to the Denver Broncos for the 2022 season, consistently contributing his deep expertise to various coaching staffs across the league. In 2023, Capers returned to the Carolina Panthers, the franchise where he first achieved significant head coaching accolades, to serve in a senior defensive assistant capacity. This current role further extends his distinguished career, spanning over five decades in professional football, highlighting his consistent impact on defensive strategy and player development at the highest level of the sport.