EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Another opening for the New York Giants was filled Thursday when Michael Ghobrial was hired as the special teams coordinator.
Ghobrial joins offensive line coach Carmen Bricillo and running backs coach Joel Thomas as newcomers to Brian Daboll's staff. He replaces Thomas McGaughey, who was fired immediately after the season.
Ghobrial spent the past three years with the New York Jets, where he worked under accomplished coordinator Brent Boyer. The Jets ranked 11th, 13th and 19th in special teams EPA the past three seasons.
It's a risk in that Ghobrial has never run a special teams unit at the NFL level.