Former Wildcat Nyle Wiren to appear in Paramount Pictures film The Longest Yard
Apr 26, 2005 | Football
The movie, which opens nationwide on May 27 (Memorial Day weekend), stars Adam Sandler, Chris Rock and Burt Reynolds. In addition, several former NFL players and pro wrestlers have significant parts in the movie, including Michael Irvin, Bill Romanowski, Brian Bosworth, Bill Goldberg, "Stone Cold" Steve Austin and Kevin Nash.
Wiren, who still holds the
The movie’s football action was choreographed by ReelSports, a Columbia, S.C.-based company which has overseen the production of some of the most realistic action scenes in Hollywood's top sports movies.
For "The Longest Yard," many Arena League players were utilized for game action and actor doubling, including Wiren, who lettered at
Wiren, who plays both offensive and defensive line for the Storm, had one of the most productive seasons of his AFL career during 2004, collecting a career-high 6.0 sacks in 2004.
He currently ranks second on the Storm’s career sacks list.
