Vikings hire former Packers DC Dom Capers as senior defensive assistant

Ken Kosirowski,
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ARLINGTON, TX - JANUARY 15: Green Bay Packers Defensive Coordinator Dom Capers is seen on the field during warmups prior to the NFC Divisional Playoff game against the Dallas Cowboys at AT&T Stadium on January 15, 2017 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)

The Vikings have hired former Green Bay Packers coach Dom Capers as a senior defensive assistant, the team announced in a press release Monday.

Capers enters his 33rd year as an NFL coach. He was Green Bay’s defensive coordinator from 2009-2017. During his time with the Packers, Capers’ defenses were in the bottom third of total defense four times in seven years, and were league-worst in 2011.

Capers was most recently a senior defensive assistant for the Jaguars last season.

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