Wise attended Shaker High School, where he practiced football, lacrosse and ice hockey.
[1] He contributed to the team winning Super Bowl XXVII, while developing multiple Pro Bowl players like: Kevin Gogan, Nate Newton, Mark Tuinei, Erik Williams and Mark Stepnoski.
[2] In 1999, he wasn't retained after Dick Jauron replaced Wannstedt as the new Bears head coach.
In 1999, he was hired as the offensive line coach by the Carolina Panthers, contributing to the team averaging 4.3 yards per rush attempt to rank fifth in the NFL.
[5] He spent four seasons with the team and his offensive lines helped produce at the time the two highest individual single-season rushing totals in club history.