Michael Ghobrial is an American football coach who is the special teams coordinator for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL).
| New York Giants | |
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| Position: | Special teams coordinator |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | Torrance, California, U.S. |
| Career information | |
| High school: | West (Torrance, California) |
| College: | UCLA |
| Career history | |
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Playing career edit
Ghobrial played two seasons for the UCLA Bruins as a defensive end in 2006 and 2007.[1]
Coaching career edit
Ghobrial got his first coaching job with UCLA as an undergraduate assistant in 2009.[2] In 2011, Ghobrial was promoted to quality control coach, and then in 2012 he became a graduate assistant with the Bruins.[3] In 2014, Ghobrial joined the Syracuse Orange as a graduate assistant. In 2015, Ghobrial was hired by Colorado Mesa to coach the teams' outside linebackers, defensive line, and to be the special team coordinator.[4] During the 2016 season, he was named special teams coordinator at Tarleton State, a position he held through the 2017 season.[5]
In 2017, Ghobrial joined the Detroit Lions as a part of the Bill Walsh Diversity Coaching Fellowship.[6] In 2018, he was named special team coordinator for the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors a position he held for two years.[7] In 2020, he was hired by Washington State where he coached for one season.[8] In 2021, Ghobrial was hired to be the New York Jets assistant special teams coordinator.[9] On January 25, 2024, Ghobrial was hired by the New York Giants to be the team's special teams coordinator.[10][11]
References edit
- ^ "Michael Ghobrial". New York Jets.com. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ^ Benton, Dan. "Giants hire Michael Ghobrial: 5 things to know about the special team's coordinator". Giants Wire. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ^ Elsen, Michael. "Giants hire Michael Ghobrial as special teams coordinator". Giants.com. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ^ Citak, Matt. "10 things to know about STC Michael Ghobrial". Giants.com. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ^ "New York Giants raid Jets coaching staff for special teams coordinator Michael Ghobrial". AP News. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ^ Stapelton, Art (25 January 2024). "Michael Ghobrial: 3 things to know about new NY Giants special teams coordinator". Bergen Record. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ^ "Giants hire Michael Ghobrial as special teams boss". Lincoln Star-Journal. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ^ Dunleavy, Ryan (25 January 2024). "Giants hire Michael Ghobrial as new special teams coordinator off Jets staff". New York Post. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ^ Alper, Josh. "Giants hire Michael Ghobrial as special teams coordinator". NBC Sports. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ^ Dunleavey, Ryan (25 January 2024). "Thomas Morstead not letting Giants' Michael Ghobrial hire change his Jets wish". New York Post. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ^ "Giants Hire Michael Ghobrial as New Special Teams Coordinator". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 26 January 2024.