Linebacker Riley Covington is still recovering from his father's brutal murder when he is suddenly traded to another team. After arriving in Washington he learns a counterterrorism division has detected a new plot to detonate two electromagnetic pulse bombs over the US. Unfortunately, before CTD can find the terrorists the first bomb goes off over New York City. Amid the chaos, Riley joins his former Special Ops team to make sure the second bomb doesn't get a chance to reach its destination.