The Arizona Cardinals continue to fill out their coaching staff following the hire of head coach Mike LaFleur this offseason.
Arizona’s coordinators appear set, with defensive coordinator Nick Rallis running it back with the team on top of offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett and special teams coordinator Michael Ghobrial joining the ranks.
Now, it’s on to rounding out the rest of the coaching staff.
Here’s a running list of the coaches on LaFleur’s staff so far:
Cardinals’ 2026 coaching staff
Offensive coordinator — Nathaniel Hackett
Hackett takes over for the departed Drew Petzing, who is now the OC for the Detroit Lions.
Hackett served as the Packers OC for three seasons (2019-21) under Matt LaFleur, Mike’s brother and Green Bay’s head coach. Hackett was also on the Packers’ staff last year as a defensive analyst.
The new Cardinals OC brings with him plenty of experience from multiple NFL stops. He will not call plays in Arizona, however. That duty falls to his head coach.
Defensive coordinator — Nick Rallis
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Rallis gets another run in Arizona following three seasons under former head coach Jonathan Gannon.
He’s got a lot to prove in his return after his unit gave up the sixth-most yards (357.7) and fourth-most points (28.7) per game last season.
Special teams coordinator — Michael Ghobrial
Ghobrial spent the past two seasons as the New York Giants’ special teams coordinator.
He got his NFL start with the Lions through the Bill Walsh Diversity Coaching Fellowship in 2017.
Ghobrial worked alongside LaFleur with the New York Jets as the assistant special teams coordinator from 2021-22.
He takes over for Jeff Rodgers, who is now in Buffalo in the same capacity.
Offensive line coach — Justin Frye
Frye re-ups with the Cardinals after spending last year with the franchise.
It was a rough first go for Frye, whose offensive line took a noticeable step back from the two years prior.
He’s got a good connection with Paris Johnson Jr. and Jon Gaines II from their college days. There are going to be a lot of eyes on his position group after missing the mark in 2025.
Assistant offensive line coach — Chris Cook
Cook is another familiar face running it back with the Cardinals after spending the past three seasons in Arizona.
Quarterbacks coach — Matt Schaub
Schaub comes over with plenty of NFL playing experience behind 16 seasons and four franchises.
The same can’t be said about his prior coaching experience, though. His lone coaching stop was as a football analyst with the Atlanta Falcons in 2023.
Schaub as a player crossed paths with LaFleur in Atlanta in 2016. LaFleur served as an offensive assistant during their one season together.
Wide receivers coach — Tony Sorrentino
Sorrentino comes aboard after spending the past four seasons with the Minnesota Vikings as an assistant wide receivers coach. He worked closely with Justin Jefferson and Jordan Addison.
The Cardinals WRs coach worked with Hackett for a season in Jacksonville (2015). Sorrentino served as an assistant WRs coach and offensive quality control. Hackett was the team’s QBs coach during their time together.
Tight ends coach — Jake Moreland
Moreland served as a tight ends coach for both the Denver Broncos (2022) and Houston Texans (2023-25) before linking up with the Cardinals this offseason.
He also worked under LaFleur previously as an assistant OL coach with the Jets in 2021.
Running backs coach — Matt Merritt
Merritt is coming off two seasons with the Miami Hurricanes as their running backs coach.
This marks his first taste of NFL coaching.
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