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Browns Add Dom Capers as Senior Defensive Assistant to Support First-Time DC Mike Rutenberg

The veteran coach arrives as a mentor to first-time coordinator Mike Rutenberg to steady a unit transitioning from Jim Schwartz.

Overview

  • The 75-year-old Capers joins Cleveland in a senior defensive assistant role that is described as advisory and non–play-calling.
  • Multiple outlets report the move as part of Todd Monken’s ongoing staff build after the team named OC Travis Switzer, DC Mike Rutenberg and ST coordinator Byron Storer.
  • Capers is a two-time NFL head coach and longtime defensive coordinator who helped the Packers win the 2010 Super Bowl.
  • He has recently held senior defensive assistant posts with the Jaguars, Vikings, Lions, Broncos and Panthers.
  • An Ohio native from Cambridge and a Mount Union alum, Capers returns to coach in his home state for the first time.