New York Giants Raid Jets Coaching Staff For Special Teams Coordinator Michael Ghobrial – News18

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J.: The New York Giants have dipped into the rival Jets’ teaching employees and employed Michael Ghobrial on Thursday as their particular groups coordinator.

The 35-12 months-outdated Ghobrial, who simply accomplished his third season as a particular groups assistant for the Jets, replaces veteran coordinator Thomas McGaughey, who was fired the day after the Giants’ season ended with a 6-11 document.

The Giants have veteran kickers returning subsequent season. Punter Jamie Gillan had a 42.3 yard internet common. The workforce used a franchise document 4 placekickers due to accidents with Graham Gano, Randy Bullock, Gillan and Mason Crosby all making kicks.

Being a particular groups coordinator shouldn’t be new to Ghobrial. He held that place on the school degree with Washington State (2020), Hawaii (2018-19) and Tarleton State (2016-17).

With the Jets, the previous UCLA defensive finish labored with coordinator Brant Boyer and fellow particular groups assistant Leon Washington on one of many NFL’s finest models.

Justin Hardee has been one of many NFL’s main particular groups tacklers since coming into the league (2017), and he was chosen to his first Pro Bowl this season after posting a single-season finest 14 tackles. The Jets additionally completed within the high 5 in each kickoff and punt returns in 2021, Ghobrial’s first season.

Ghobrial started his teaching profession at UCLA, working as an undergrad assistant (2009-10), a top quality management coach (2011) and as a graduate assistant (2012-13). He additionally coached at Syracuse (2014) and Colorado Mesa (2015), serving because the workforce’s co-particular groups coordinator along with teaching the line of defense and outdoors linebackers.

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