On Friday night, the Carolina Panthers announced they’ve hired Dom Capers as a senior defensive assistant. But this isn’t the 72-year-old’s first rodeo in Charlotte.
Let’s take a look back at Capers’ initial stint in Carolina, when he was the franchise’s first-ever head coach from 1995 to 1998.
Jul 29, 1995; Canton, OH, USA; FILE PHOTO; Carolina Panthers head coach Dom Capers on the…29 Jul 1995: Carolina Panthers head coach Dom Capers looks on during the Hall of Fame…10 Sep 1995: Head coach Dom Capers of the Carolina Panthers during a 31-9 loss to…10 Sep 1995: Carolina Panthers head coach Dom Capers looks on during a game against the…10 Sep 1995: Carolina Panthers head coach Dom Capers looks on during a game against the…Carolina Panthers head coach Dom Capers, center, and linebacker Lamar Lathon (57) celebrate the team's first…27 Oct 1996: Head coach Dom Capers of the Carolina Panthers during a 20-9 loss to…Carolina Panthers head coach Dom Capers, right, and quarterback Kerry Collins, holding helmet celebrate the Panthers'…5 Jan 1997: Carolina Panthers head coach Dom Capers looks on during a playoff game against…25 Jul 1998: Head coach Dom Capers of the Carolina Panthers gives instructions during the 1998…14 Aug 1998: Carolina Panthers coach Dom Capers shouts out a play during a pre-season game…14 Aug 1998: Head coach Dom Capers of the Carolina Panthers looks on during a pre-season…6 Sep 1998: Head coach Dom Capers of the Carolina Panthers looks on during the game…13 Sep 1998: Head coach Dom Capers of the Carolina Panthers looks on during the game…13 Sep 1998: Head coach Dom Capers of the Carolina Panthers looks on during the game…
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