{"id":773621,"date":"2026-02-24T16:51:30","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T16:51:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/773621\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T16:51:30","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T16:51:30","slug":"former-panthers-hc-senior-assistant-to-be-hired-by-browns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/773621\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Panthers HC, senior assistant to be hired by Browns"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There will be quite a void left on the <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/carolina-panthers\/364\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Carolina Panthers;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Carolina Panthers<\/a>&#8216; coaching staff heading into 2026.<\/p>\n<p>According to ESPN senior NFL reporter Jeremy Fowler, the <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/cleveland-browns\/329\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Cleveland Browns;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Cleveland Browns<\/a> are <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JFowlerESPN\/status\/2026304541306523844?s=20\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:set to hire;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">set to hire<\/a> Panthers senior defensive assistant Dom Capers. The 75-year-old is expected to assume the same role for Cleveland under first-year head coach Todd Monken.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Capers was the first head coach in Panthers franchise history. His tenure lasted from 1995 to 1998\u2014a stretch that featured a 30-34 record, a 1996 AP Head Coach of the Year win and the team&#8217;s first trip to the NFC title game.<\/p>\n<p>He&#8217;d go on to work for eight other NFL organizations following his departure from Carolina\u2014serving as a head coach, defensive coordinator, secondary coach and assistant over a 23-year span.<\/p>\n<p>Carolina, with then-first-year defensive coordinator Ejiro Evero, would <a href=\"https:\/\/pantherswire.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/nfl\/panthers\/2023\/02\/10\/panthers-hire-dom-capers-senior-defensive-assistant\/79833716007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:bring Capers back;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">bring Capers back<\/a> ahead of the 2023 campaign.<\/p>\n<p>Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ThePanthersWire\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:@ThePanthersWire;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">@ThePanthersWire<\/a> on Twitter\/X for more Panthers content.<\/p>\n<p>This article originally appeared on Panthers Wire: <a href=\"https:\/\/pantherswire.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/nfl\/panthers\/2026\/02\/24\/nfl-news-coaching-dom-capers-panthers-browns\/88840852007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:The Browns are creating quite a void on the Panthers&#039; coaching staff.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">The Browns are creating quite a void on the Panthers&#8217; coaching staff.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"There will be quite a void left on the Carolina Panthers&#8216; coaching staff heading into 2026. 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