The Giants have landed on a new special teams coordinator. The team announced on Thursday that Jets assistant Michael Ghobrial has been hired to take on the position.
New York moved on from Thomas McGaughey at the end of the season. That move had been expected, and it brought an end to his tenure in charge of the Giants’ special teams, which began in 2018. The team attempted to cast a wide net in searching for his replacement, but a number of teams blocked their attempts to speak with potential candidates.
In the end, though, the Giants managed to meet with a shortlist of staffers before arriving at a decision. The team spoke with Larry Izzo (Seahawks), Matt Harper (49ers) and Carlos Polk (Bears) in addition to Ghobrial. The latter is now set for an intra-city move and his first time working alongside Giants head coach Brian Daboll.
Ghobrial had a lengthy coaching career in the college ranks beginning in 2009. He worked as special teams coordinator with four different schools before taking on his first NFL gig with the Jets. A member of Robert Saleh‘s original group in 2021, Ghobrial was a key staffer working alongside Jets ST coordinator Brant Boyer during his time there.
The Jets ranked fifth in special teams DVOA this season, continuing the team’s strong run in that department during Boyer’s tenure. He remains in place, but his staff will be without a key contributor moving forward. The Giants, meanwhile, will aim to improve under Ghobrial after finishing 21st in third phase DVOA in 2023.
Ghobrial is going from the exciting NYC team to the entitled NYC team. Good luck with that.
Only in your dreams is the team that hasn’t won anything in over a half of a century the ‘exciting NYC team’. Jets are one of the most boring teams in the league. Even after getting Aaron Rodgers, they still managed to play awful and boring football.
Bro, don’t you remember when the won BACK TO BACK divisional playoff games!
The Giants got smoked by Dallas not once, but twice. The Jets have likely ended the career of Bill Belichick.
@Chucky,
Let’s not get all Jim Jones Jonestown in here now, both teams have been abysmal the last decade. I had the math done then lost post. but since 2014 Jets are ~55-108 -960 score diff. Giants ~60-104-1 w/ -630 SD. Giants have had 2 playoff app. its better for us to be equally disappointed in our teams together drinking your drink of choice. but not the koolaid!