Dom Capers Agrees to Join Packers as Defensive Coordinator

Was it really just a few days ago when it seemed Dom Capers was not interested in joining the Packers' coaching staff?

In quite the turnaround, Green Bay announced today that they have landed coaching vet Dom Capers as their new Defensive Coordinator.

The 58-year-old Capers has 38 years of coaching experience, including 23 years in the National Football League. He has been a Defensive Coordinator for seven of those years (Pittsburgh, ‘92-’94; Jacksonville 1999-2000; and Miami ‘06-’07,) and head coach nine of them (Carolina 1995-’98 and Houston 2001-’05).

Capers accepted McCarthy’s offer on Sunday evening, according to reports. The deal came about after head coach Mike McCarthy spent part of the day on both Friday and Saturday talking with Capers about defensive ideas and which way the Packers' defense should go from here.

The Pack talked to a number of potential coaches before Capers finally accepted the job. Among the candidates were former San Francisco 49ers Head Coach Mike Nolan, former Jacksonville Defensive Coordinator Gregg Williams and former St. Louis Defensive Coordinator and interim coach Jim Haslett.

Nolan took a job in Denver, Williams took a job in New Orleans and Haslett is still available.