Wire, now 44, spent nine years in the NFL getting banged up as a linebacker and safety over 127 games, including three years with the Falcons. I have a titanium plate and four screws in my neck from a football injury.”This is Wire’s first hour-long special on CNN. Since 2015, Wire has been an Atlanta-based sports correspondent for CNN, CNNI and HLN, which disbanded its news operation at the end of last year. For the special, he spoke with NFL coaches Andy Reid and Sean McDermott, XFL co-owners Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and Dany Garcia, and Jeff Miller, who oversees player health and safety for the NFL. Wire also noticed how much better NFL helmets are now than they were just 13 years ago when he played.

Source: CNN September 10, 2023 16:01 UTC