Veteran defensive assistant Dom Capers is leaving the Detroit Lions after just one season to join the Denver Broncos staff, according to a report from NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport. While neither the Broncos nor the Lions have confirmed the report yet, Capers is no longer listed on the Lions’ website.
Capers was hired by the Lions in 2021 to help a young set of coaches get their footing. He had actually coached Lions defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn as a player back with the Houston Texans but was brought along to help Glenn—a first-time defensive coordinator— and Dan Campbell—a first-time head coach—navigate a tough, new year.