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Coy Wire
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Wire with the Bills in 2006
No. 27, 52
Position:Linebacker
Safety
Personal information
Born:(1978-11-07)November 7, 1978(age 45)
Lemoyne, Pennsylvania,U.S.
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High school:Cedar Cliff(Camp Hill, Pennsylvania)
College:Stanford
NFL draft:2002/ round: 3 / pick: 97
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:253
Sacks:5.0
Forced fumbles:2
Fumble recoveries:5
Pass deflections:5
Player stats atPFR

Coy Michael Wire(born November 7, 1978) is an American television anchor and correspondent, and former professionalfootballplayer in theNational Football League(NFL). Since 2015, he has worked forCNNas a sports anchor and correspondent, and currently is the anchor ofCNN 10,a student-oriented news show.[1]

Wire was alinebackerandsafetywho playedcollege footballforStanford.He played six seasons for theBuffalo Billsfrom 2002 to 2007 and two years for theAtlanta Falconsfrom 2008 to 2010.

With CNN, Wire's many field assignments have included on-the-ground coverage of the2015 FIFA Women's World Cup,theCollege Football PlayoffSemi-Finals and National Championship games, andSuper Bowl 50.

Early life

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Wire attended Rice Elementary in the South Middleton School District. Highland Elementary School, Lemoyne Middle School, andCedar Cliff High School,all in theWest Shore School District.He graduated from Cedar Cliff inCamp Hill, Pennsylvaniain 1997 where he set school records in both football and wrestling that have still not been broken.[citation needed]In 1995, his father, Rick, founded Dynamite Sports, a company that guides student athletes and their families through therecruitingprocess.

College career

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Wire graduated fromStanford Universityand was the first player in modern school history to lead the team in rushing one year and tackles in another.[2]

Professional career

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Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
5 ft11+3⁄4in
(1.82 m) 		209 lb
(95 kg) 		30+1⁄4in
(0.77 m) 		9+3⁄4in
(0.25 m)		 4.56 s 3.87 s 6.62 s 38.5 in
(0.98 m)		 10 ft 0 in
(3.05 m)		 28 reps
All values from NFL Combine[3][4]

Buffalo Bills

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Wire was drafted in the third round of the2002 NFL Draft(97th overall) by theBuffalo Bills.[5]He started 15 games atstrong safetyas arookie.[6]

Following the signing ofLawyer Milloyin 2003,[7]Wire became a full-timespecial teamsplayer and was named Buffalo's Special Teams Player of the Year twice.[8]Wire was voted ateam captainin 2005[9]and selected by his teammates as the Bills'Walter Payton Man of the Yearnominee.[8]After suffering a neck injury that required surgery to insert a titanium plate and four screws into his neck,[10]Wire was released by the Bills on February 27, 2008.[11]

Atlanta Falcons

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Wire signed with theAtlanta Falconson July 25, 2008. He played in 47 of 48 games over three seasons[6]with the Falcons before being released on September 2, 2011. While with the Falcons, Wire was named ateam captainand selected by his teammates as the franchise recipient of theEd Block Courage Awardin 2010.[12]

NFL statistics

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NFL career statistics
Season Tackling Fumbles Interceptions
Year Team GP GS Combined Solo Assisted Sacks FF FR PD Int Yds TD Lng
2002 BUF 16 15 96 71 25 3.0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
2003 BUF 16 1 28 24 4 1.0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
2004 BUF 12 3 25 14 11 1.0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
2005 BUF 13 0 9 6 3 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
2006 BUF 16 1 23 13 10 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2007 BUF 7 1 4 3 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2008 ATL 16 4 34 28 6 0.0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
2009 ATL 16 1 17 15 2 0.0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0
2010 ATL 15 0 12 8 4 0.0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Career 127 26 248 182 66 5.0 2 4 5 0 0 0 0

Media career

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Wire served as a game analyst, studio analyst and online writer forFox Sports[13]before joining CNN in 2015. FromCNN Center,Wire anchors dailyBleacher Reportsegments, covers events and serves as an expert contributor across all platforms. He appears regularly on CNN programsEarly Start,New DayandCNN Newsroom,in addition toHLNprogramsMorning ExpresswithRobin MeadeandWeekend ExpresswithLynn Smith.He also contributes to CNN International's World Sport program and to CNN Digital on a broad range of crossover sports stories.

In 2019, Wire worked as a special assignment travel correspondent for CNN.

On September 8, 2022, Wire was made anchor of seasonal news programCNN 10,replacing former host Carl Azuz. In the aftermath of this change, many students, teachers and parents were surprised and expressed dismay at the change of anchor.[14]

Personal life

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Wire was raised by his parents, Rick and Jane Wire. His mother, Jane, is avisual specialist.He has a sister, Tiffany, and his brother, Casey, is aPGAcertified teaching professional.[15]Wire is ofGerman,Irish,Dutch,andJapanesedescent.[16]His mother named him after the Japanese word for "love".[17]Wire resides inAtlanta,Georgia, with his wife, Claire, who owns a home design and renovation company.[18]

Wire wrote an inspirational book,Change Your Mind,which was published in 2011. He also helped develop the Nintendo Wii console.[citation needed]

Community work

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Wire has served on theboard of directorsatMake-A-WishGeorgia[19]and has been akeynote speakerfor organizations such as theU.S. Military,UPS,and theU.S. Department of Education.[20]

References

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  1. ^"CNN Profiles - Coy Wire - CNN Sports Anchor & Correspondent".CNN.RetrievedOctober 11,2022.
  2. ^"Player Bio: Coy Wire - GoStanford - Stanford University".gostanford.RetrievedMarch 2,2016.
  3. ^"2002 Draft Scout Coy Wire, Stanford NFL Draft Scout College Football Profile".draftscout.RetrievedJanuary 2,2023.
  4. ^"Coy Wire, Combine Results, SS - Stanford".nflcombineresults.RetrievedJanuary 2,2023.
  5. ^"2002 NFL Draft Listing".Pro-Football-Reference.RetrievedMarch 18,2023.
  6. ^ab"Coy Wire Player Page".NFL.RetrievedJanuary 27,2015.
  7. ^"Milloy Agrees to Join Buffalo".Google News.Reading Eagle, Reading, Pa. September 4, 2003.RetrievedJanuary 27,2015.
  8. ^ab"FOX Sports Coy Wire Bio".Fox Sports.FOX Sports Interactive Media. January 15, 2014.RetrievedJanuary 27,2015.
  9. ^"Bills LB Crowell likely out for season with broken left leg".ESPN.Associated Press. December 4, 2006.RetrievedJanuary 27,2015.
  10. ^Wyche, Steve (July 27, 2009)."Falcons' Wire working hard -- and through pain -- to keep NFL dream alive".RetrievedJanuary 27,2015.
  11. ^"Coy Wire".Pro-Football-Reference.RetrievedJune 9,2024.
  12. ^Thomas, Eric (March 8, 2010)."Cedar Cliff's Coy Wire wins NFL's Ed Block Courage Award".RetrievedJanuary 27,2015.
  13. ^Sports, Fox."Coy Wire".FOX Sports.RetrievedMarch 2,2016.
  14. ^Weekman, Kelsey."The Beloved Host Of CNN's Student Show Left And Everyone Freaked Out".BuzzFeed News.RetrievedOctober 13,2022.
  15. ^"Casey Wire Golf Academy Bio".Casey Wire Golf.Archived fromthe originalon February 24, 2015.RetrievedJanuary 27,2015.
  16. ^"Chat Wrap: Coy Wire".The Stanford Cardinal.November 14, 2001. Archived fromthe originalon March 12, 2018.RetrievedJune 17,2016.
  17. ^"Love on the Gridiron".Stanford Alumni.September 2001.RetrievedJune 17,2016.
  18. ^"Team Breeden – The Reason It Works – Claire Wire – Design Professional".Breeden Group.Tom Breeden. November 16, 2014. Archived fromthe originalon December 5, 2014.RetrievedJanuary 27,2014.
  19. ^"Make-A-Wish Georgia Board of Directors".Make-A-Wish Georgia.Make-A-Wish Foundation of Georgia. Archived fromthe originalon December 23, 2014.RetrievedJanuary 27,2015.
  20. ^"About - Coy Wire".Coy Wire.RetrievedJanuary 27,2015.
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