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Coy Michael Wire (born November 7, 1978) is an American television anchor and correspondent, and former professional football player in the
National Football League The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league that consists of 32 teams, divided equally between the American Football Conference (AFC) and the National Football Conference (NFC). The NFL is one of the ...
. Since 2015, he has worked for
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as a sports anchor and correspondent. He currently is the anchor of
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, succeeding Carl Azuz since September 12th, 2022. Wire was a
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and
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who played college football for Stanford. He played six seasons for the Buffalo Bills from 2002 to 2007 and three years for the Atlanta Falcons from 2008 to 2010. With CNN, Wire's many field assignments include on-the-ground coverage of the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, the
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Semi-Finals and National Championship games, and
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.


Early life

Wire attended Rice Elementary in the South Middleton School District. Highland Elementary School, Lemoyne Middle School, and
Cedar Cliff High School Cedar Cliff High School is located in Camp Hill, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States, and is older of the two high schools in the West Shore School District. It was formed in 1959 with the merger of West Shore High School and New Cum ...
, all in the
West Shore School District West Shore School District, is a large, suburban, public school district with its main office located in Lewisberry, Pennsylvania. This district serves students in eastern Cumberland County and northern York County. It serves the municipalitie ...
. He graduated from Cedar Cliff in
Camp Hill, Pennsylvania Camp Hill is a borough in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. It is southwest of Harrisburg and is part of the Harrisburg–Carlisle metropolitan statistical area. The population was 7,888 at the 2010 census. There are many large corporations bas ...
in 1997 where he set school records in both football and wrestling that have still not been broken. In 1995, his father, Rick, founded Dynamite Sports, a company that guides student athletes and their families through the recruiting process.


College career

Wire graduated from Stanford University and was the first player in modern school history to lead the team in rushing one year and tackles in another.


Professional career


Buffalo Bills

Wire was drafted in the third round of the 2002 NFL Draft (97th overall) by the Buffalo Bills. He started 15 games at strong safety as a
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. Following the signing of
Lawyer Milloy Lawyer Marzell Milloy (born November 14, 1973) is an American former professional football player who was a safety in the National Football League (NFL) for fifteen seasons. He played college football for the Washington Huskies, and earned Al ...
in 2003, Wire became a full-time
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player and was named Buffalo's Special Teams Player of the Year twice. Wire was voted a
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in 2005 and selected by his teammates as the Bills'
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nominee. After suffering a neck injury in 2008 that required surgery to insert a titanium plate and four screws into his neck, Wire was released by the Bills.


Atlanta Falcons

Wire signed with the Atlanta Falcons on July 25, 2008. He played in 47 of 48 games over three seasons with the Falcons before being released on September 2, 2011. While with the Falcons, Wire was named a
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and selected by his teammates as the franchise recipient of the
Ed Block Courage Award The Ed Block Courage Award is an annual award presented to a player from each team in the National Football League (NFL) who are voted for by their teammates as role models of inspiration, sportsmanship, and courage. Named in memory of Ed Block, a ...
in 2010.


NFL statistics


Media career

Wire served as a game analyst, studio analyst and online writer for
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before joining CNN in 2015. From
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, Wire anchors daily Bleacher Report segments, covers events and serves as an expert contributor across all platforms. He appears regularly on CNN programs ''Early Start'', ''New Day'' and ''CNN Newsroom'', in addition to HLN programs ''Morning Express'' with
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and ''Weekend Express'' with
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. 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 11, 2022, Wire recorded the first 2022 episode of CNN 10. He was the anchor, replacing Carl Azuz. In the aftermath of this change, many students, teachers and parents were surprised and expressed dismay at the change of anchor.


Personal life

Wire was raised by his parents, Rick and Jane Wire. His mother, Jane, is a
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. He has a sister, Tiffany, and his brother, Casey, is a PGA certified teaching professional. Wire is of
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,
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,
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, and
Japanese Japanese may refer to: * Something from or related to Japan, an island country in East Asia * Japanese language, spoken mainly in Japan * Japanese people, the ethnic group that identifies with Japan through ancestry or culture ** Japanese diaspor ...
descent. His mother named him after the Japanese word for "love". Wire resides in
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, Georgia, with his wife, Claire, who owns a home design and renovation company. Wire wrote an inspirational book, ''Change Your Mind'', which was published in 2012.


Community work

Wire has served on the board of directors at
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Georgia and has been a
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for organizations such as the U.S. Military,
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, and the U.S. Department of Education.


References


External links


Stanford Cardinal bio

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