Michael Ghobrial (born February 9, 1988) is an American professional football coach who is the special teams coordinator for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). He previously served as the special teams coordinator for the New York Giants from 2024 to 2025.
Ghobrial played college football at UCLA and previously served as an assistant coach for the Detroit Lions, New York Jets and New York Giants.
Playing career Ghobrial played two seasons for the UCLA Bruins as a defensive end in 2006 and 2007.
Coaching career Early career Ghobrial got his first coaching job with UCLA as an undergraduate assistant in 2009. In 2011, Ghobrial was promoted to quality control coach, and then in 2012 he became a graduate assistant with the Bruins. In 2014, Ghobrial joined the Syracuse Orange as a graduate assistant.
Colorado Mesa In 2015, Ghobrial was hired by Colorado Mesa to coach the teams' outside linebackers, defensive line, and to be the special team coordinator.
Tarleton State During the 2016 season, he was named special teams coordinator at Tarleton State, a position he held through the 2017 season.
Detroit Lions In 2017, Ghobrial joined the Detroit Lions as a part of the Bill Walsh Diversity Coaching Fellowship.
Hawaii In 2018, he was named special team coordinator for the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors a position he held for two years.
Washington State In 2020, he was hired by Washington State where he coached for one season.
New York Jets In 2021, Ghobrial was hired by the New York Jets as their assistant special teams coordinator under head coach Robert Saleh.
New York Giants On January 25, 2024, Ghobrial was hired by the New York Giants as their special teams coordinator under head coach Brian Daboll.
On January 21, 2026, it was announced that Ghobrial would not be retained by the Giants on new head coach John Harbaugh's inaugural staff.
Arizona Cardinals On February 13, 2026, Ghobrial was hired by the Arizona Cardinals as their special teams coordinator under head coach Mike LaFleur.
References
External links Arizona Cardinals profile Washington State Cougars profile Hawaii Rainbow Warriors profile UCLA Bruins profile