Coy Michael Wire is an American television anchor and correspondent, and former professional football player in the NFL. He joined CNN Sports in 2015 as a full-time anchor and correspondent. From CNN Center, 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 Robin Meade and Weekend Express with Lynn Smith. He also contributes to CNN International's World Sport program and to CNN Digital on a broad range of crossover sports stories. Wire's many field assignments include on-the-ground coverage of the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, the College Football Playoff Semi-Finals and National Championship games, and Super Bowl 50. Wire wrote an inspirational book, Change Your Mind, which was published in 2012. He then served as a game analyst, studio analyst and online writer for Fox Sports before joining CNN.
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.
Wire was drafted in the third round of the 2002 NFL Draft by the Buffalo Bills. He started 15 games at strong safety as a rookie. Following the signing of Lawyer Milloy in 2003, Wire became a full-time special teams player and was named Buffalo's Special Teams Player of the Year twice. Wire was voted a team captain in 2005 and selected by his teammates as the Bills' Walter Payton Man of the Year. 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.
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 team captain and selected by his teammates as the franchise recipient of the Ed Block Courage Award in 2010.
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In 2019, Wire worked as a special assignment travel correspondent for CNN.
Personal life
Wire was raised by his parents, Rick and Jane Wire. His mother, Jane, is a software analyst. He has a sister, Tiffany, and his brother, Casey, is a PGA certified teaching professional. Wire is of German, Irish, Dutch, and Japanese descent. His mother named him after the Japanese word for "love". Wire resides in Atlanta, Georgia with his wife, Claire, who owns a home design and renovation company.
