Coy Wire joined CNN in 2015 as a full-time sports anchor and correspondent. Wire is an award-winning journalist, anchoring daily Bleacher Report segments and contributing across all CNN platforms.
Wire appears regularly on CNN programs such as Early Start, New Day and CNN Newsroom, as well as several international and domestic travel series, including the award-winning True Tokyo. His work on a broad range of stories can also be seen on CNN Digital.
As a former professional athlete, Wire uses his experiences, insight and contacts every day at CNN. Wire graduated from Stanford University, where he was the first player in modern school history to lead the team in rushing in one year and tackles the following year. After his time at Stanford, Wire was drafted into the NFL by the Buffalo Bills in 2002. Wire was named Team Captain for both the Buffalo Bills and the Atlanta Falcons during his nine years in the league.
