Capers joins the Browns as a senior defensive assistant, with this season marking Capers' 39th season coaching in the NFL with a total of 12 teams. He has served as a head coach or defensive coordinator for 25 seasons and has coached over 30 different players to 14 All-Pro teams and 49 Pro Bowl selections. He spent nine seasons as an NFL head coach, first with Carolina from 1995-98 and then with Houston from 2001-05, serving as the first-ever head coach for both franchises. He has coordinated defenses for Green Bay from 2009-17, Miami in 2006, Jacksonville from 1999-2000 and Pittsburgh from 1995-98. He has also spent 11 years coaching at the collegiate level.