Notebook: Steelers Connections Abound On Defensive Staff

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Sunday's game in Pittsburgh will be meaningful enough for Green Bay with the playoff implications that it brings, but for three members of the Packers' defensive coaching staff, it might be a little more special because of the time they spent with the Steelers.

Packers defensive coordinator Dom Capers, outside linebackers coach Kevin Greene and secondary-safeties coach Darren Perry all spent time with the Steelers in the 1990s, with Capers holding the same title he does now and Greene and Perry having played the position they now tutor in Green Bay.

For Capers, his tenure in Pittsburgh was his first chance to run an NFL defense as he served as the Steelers defensive coordinator for three seasons (1992-94). Taking over a unit that ranked No. 22 in the league in 1991, the defense rose to a No. 13 ranking in Capers' first season before shooting all the way up to No. 3 in '93 and No. 2 in 1994. The team went to the playoffs in each of his three seasons, and no defense i..

Source: Packers.com
 

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