GREEN BAY — Dom Capers can still remember the day Dick LeBeau first came to Pittsburgh to interview with the Steelers for an assistant-coaching position in 1992.
Capers, the Steelers’ new defensive coordinator, and first-year head coach Bill Cowher were looking for a defensive backs coach as they constructed their staff after Chuck Noll’s retirement.
LeBeau, coming off a 12-year stint in Cincinnati, had ample experience but felt the odds of landing the job might not be in his favor.
“Dick’s comment to me then was, ‘There’s not a lot of guys looking for a 56-year-old secondary coach,’” said Capers with a laugh on Thursday.