Vikings Add Dom Capers to 2020 Coaching Staff

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VIKINGS ADD DOM CAPERS TO 2020 COACHING STAFF

Eagan, Minn. (February 10, 2020) – The Minnesota Vikings have added Dom Capers to the coaching staff as senior defensive assistant.

Capers enters his 33rd season as an NFL coach and his first season with the Vikings as Minnesota’s senior defensive assistant in 2020. He most recently served as the Jacksonville Jaguars senior defensive assistant during the 2019 season.

In 2019, Capers assisted a Jacksonville defense that ranked fourth overall in sacks per pass play (8.3%) and tied for 13th in the NFL in defensive fourth down efficiency (45.5%). Under Capers’ tutelage, Jaguars defensive ends Calais Campbell, Josh Allen and Yannick Ngakoue emerged as one of the NFL’s best pass-rushing trios. Campbell was selected to the Pro Bowl for a third time in as many seasons and was recognized with the NFL Walter Payton Man of the Year Award for his off-the-field efforts. As a rookie, Allen led the team with 10.5 sacks, the most among all NFL rookies in 2019.

Capers’ 32-year NFL coaching career includes 25 seasons as a defensive coordinator or head coach. He spent four seasons as head coach of the Carolina Panthers (1995-98) and five years as head coach of the Houston Texans (2001-05), both NFL expansion teams. He has also held defensive coordinator duties for the Pittsburgh Steelers (1992-94), Jacksonville Jaguars (1999-2000), Miami Dolphins (2006-07) and Green Bay Packers (2009- 17).

Current Vikings Coaching Staff: Mike Zimmer ...... Head Coach Gary Kubiak ...... Offensive Coordinator/Assistant Head Coach Marwan Maalouf ...... Special Teams Coordinator Andre Patterson ...... Co-Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Line Adam Zimmer ...... Co-Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers Dom Capers ...... Senior Defensive Assistant Rick Dennison ...... Offensive Line/Run Game Coordinator Ryan Ficken ...... Assistant Special Teams Andrew Janocko ...... Wide Receivers Christian Jones ...... Offensive Quality Control Daronte Jones ...... Defensive Backs Derik Keyes ...... Assistant Strength and Conditioning Klint Kubiak ...... Quarterbacks Chaz Mahle ...... Assistant Strength and Conditioning Brian Pariani ...... Tight Ends AC Patterson ...... Offensive Quality Control Kennedy Polamalu...... Running Backs Nick Rallis ...... Defensive Quality Control Phil Rauscher ...... Assistant Offensive Line Mark Uyeyama ...... Director of Competition Development

Media Availability Update: Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer will hold a conference call at 9:30 a.m. CT on Tuesday, February 11.

Call-in number: 1 (800) 503-2899 Participant code: 9188370

The following coaches will be available for interviews on Tuesday, February 11, at 11:30 a.m. CT in the media center press conference room.

Coaches Available: Gary Kubiak ...... Offensive Coordinator/Assistant Head Coach Andre Patterson ...... Co-Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Line Adam Zimmer ..... …………..Co-Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers Dom Capers ...... Senior Defensive Assistant Andrew Janocko ...... Wide Receivers Daronte Jones ...... Defensive Backs Phil Rauscher ...... Assistant Offensive Line