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Chris Polian
Washington Commanders
Position:	Director of pro personnel
Personal information
Born:	New York City, U.S.
Career information
College:	John Carroll University
Career history
As an executive:
	Sacramento Gold Miners (1993); Personnel assistant; Carolina Panthers (1994–1997); Personnel assistant; Indianapolis Colts (1998–2000); Director of pro scouting; Indianapolis Colts (2001–2003); Assistant director of football operations; Indianapolis Colts (2004); Assistant general manager/football operations; Indianapolis Colts (2005–2009); Vice president of football operations; Indianapolis Colts (2009–2011); Vice president and general manager; Atlanta Falcons (2012); Executive scout; Jacksonville Jaguars (2013–2019); Director of pro personnel; Washington Football Team / Commanders (2021–present); Director of pro personnel;
Career highlights and awards
	Super Bowl champion (XLI);
	Executive profile at PFR

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Chris Polian is an American football executive who is the director of pro personnel for the Washington Commanders of the National Football League (NFL). He previously served over ten years as a scout and executive with the Indianapolis Colts, including as their general manager, and has also worked for the Carolina Panthers, Atlanta Falcons, and Jacksonville Jaguars. He is the son of former NFL general manager and Pro Football Hall of Famer Bill Polian and brother of college coach Brian Polian.

Career[edit]

Polian was born in New York City and grew up there along with Kansas City, Winnipeg and Chicago before settling in Buffalo, New York after his father Bill Polian was hired as the general manager of the Buffalo Bills in the mid 1980s.^[1] He later attended John Carroll University and played for their football team before graduating with a bachelor's degree in communications in 1993.^[1]^[2]

Polian's professional career began as a personnel assistant for the Sacramento Gold Miners in 1993.^[3] The following year he followed his father and joined the Carolina Panthers, an expansion team, as an assistant and scout.^[1]^[2] After his father left the Panthers for the Indianapolis Colts in 1998, he followed him and became their director of pro scouting.^[2] After serving several other executive roles with the team, such as assistant director and vice president of football operations,^[1] he was promoted to general manager in 2009.^[3] Following a 2–14 season in 2011, both he and his father were dismissed from the team.^[4] He was a part of the 2006 Colts team that won Super Bowl XLI.

He then worked for the Atlanta Falcons in 2012, scouting players from the Pac-12 Conference,^[1] prior to joining the Jacksonville Jaguars as their director of pro personnel in 2013.^[5]^[6] He served that role until being dismissed following the 2019 season.^[7] He spent the 2020 season out of football and before joining the Washington Football Team as their director of pro personnel in 2021.^[8]

Personal life[edit]

Polian is the son of Pro Football Hall of Fame general manager Bill Polian and has two brothers, Brian and Dennis.^[1] He is married with three children.^[2]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f O’Halloran, Ryan. "A fresh start with Jaguars for Chris Polian". jacksonville.com. Archived from the original on March 11, 2021. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Chris Polian". WashingtonFootball.com. Archived from the original on March 4, 2021. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Chris Polian Promoted". Colts.com. November 27, 2009. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
^ "Peyton Manning: Firing 'very tough'". ESPN. Archived from the original on June 23, 2018. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
^ "Falcons to hire former Colts GM Chris Polian". Sporting News. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
^ Florio, Mike. "New Jags G.M. fills key front-office slots". Pro Football Talk. Archived from the original on June 4, 2013. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
^ Shipley, John. "Former Jaguars Director of Player Personnel Chris Polian No Longer With Team". SI.com. Archived from the original on February 4, 2020. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
^ Patra, Kevin. "Washington hires Chris Polian as director of pro personnel". NFL.com. Archived from the original on February 15, 2021. Retrieved February 15, 2021.

External links[edit]

Washington Commanders bio

[EarlyCareer-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f O’Halloran, Ryan. "A fresh start with Jaguars for Chris Polian". jacksonville.com. Archived from the original on March 11, 2021. Retrieved February 16, 2021.

[WashingtonBio-2] "Chris Polian". WashingtonFootball.com. Archived from the original on March 4, 2021. Retrieved February 15, 2021.

[ColtsPromotion-3] "Chris Polian Promoted". Colts.com. November 27, 2009. Retrieved February 15, 2021.

[4] "Peyton Manning: Firing 'very tough'". ESPN. Archived from the original on June 23, 2018. Retrieved February 15, 2021.

[5] "Falcons to hire former Colts GM Chris Polian". Sporting News. Retrieved February 15, 2021.

[6] Florio, Mike. "New Jags G.M. fills key front-office slots". Pro Football Talk. Archived from the original on June 4, 2013. Retrieved February 15, 2021.

[7] Shipley, John. "Former Jaguars Director of Player Personnel Chris Polian No Longer With Team". SI.com. Archived from the original on February 4, 2020. Retrieved February 4, 2020.

[8] Patra, Kevin. "Washington hires Chris Polian as director of pro personnel". NFL.com. Archived from the original on February 15, 2021. Retrieved February 15, 2021.

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-'''Chris Polian''' is an [[American football]] executive. He was the vice president and [[General manager (American football)|general manager]] of the [[Indianapolis Colts]] of the [[National Football League]] from [[2009 Indianapolis Colts season|2009]] to [[2011 Indianapolis Colts season|2011]].
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+* [[Sacramento Gold Miners]] ([[1993 Sacramento Gold Miners season|1993]])<br>Personnel assistant
+* [[Carolina Panthers]] ({{NFL Year|1994|1997}})<br>Personnel assistant
+* [[Indianapolis Colts]] ({{NFL Year|1998|2000}})<br>Director of pro scouting
+* Indianapolis Colts ({{NFL Year|2001|2003}})<br>Assistant director of football operations
+* Indianapolis Colts ({{NFL Year|2004}})<br>Assistant general manager/football operations
+* Indianapolis Colts ({{NFL Year|2005|2009}})<br>Vice president of football operations
+* Indianapolis Colts ({{NFL Year|2009|2011}})<br>Vice president and general manager
+* [[Atlanta Falcons]] ({{NFL Year|2012}})<br>Executive scout
+* [[Jacksonville Jaguars]] ({{NFL Year|2013|2019}})<br>Director of pro personnel
+* [[Washington Football Team / Commanders]] ({{NFL Year|2021}}–present)<br>Director of pro personnel
+| highlights          =
+* [[Super Bowl]] champion ([[Super Bowl XLI|XLI]])
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+'''Chris Polian''' is an [[American football]] executive who is the director of pro personnel for the [[Washington Commanders]] of the [[National Football League]] (NFL). He previously served over ten years as a [[scout (sports)|scout]] and executive with the [[Indianapolis Colts]], including as their [[general manager (American football)|general manager]], and has also worked for the [[Carolina Panthers]], [[Atlanta Falcons]], and [[Jacksonville Jaguars]]. He is the son of former NFL general manager and [[Pro Football Hall of Fame]]r [[Bill Polian]] and brother of college coach [[Brian Polian]].
+==Career==
-On November 27, 2009, he was promoted by Colts owner [[Jim Irsay]] to his position. He had previously served in other roles in the Colts football operations. He concurrently extended his contract through the 2012 season.<ref>http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=sbd.main&ArticleID=135196</ref> His father was the President of the team, [[Bill Polian]].<ref>http://www.nfl.com/news/story?id=09000d5d8148780b&template=with-video-with-comments&confirm=true</ref> Both Polians were fired by Irsay following the [[2011 Indianapolis Colts season|2011 season]] in which the team posted a 2–14 record.<ref>{{cite news |title=Source: Polians out with Colts |url=http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/7414912/polians-relieved-duties-indianapolis-colts-source-says |publisher=[[ESPN.com]] |date=January 2, 2012 |accessdate=2012-01-02}}</ref>
+Polian was born in [[New York City]] and grew up there along with [[Kansas City]], [[Winnipeg]] and [[Chicago]] before settling in [[Buffalo, New York]] after his father [[Bill Polian]] was hired as the [[general manager (American football)|general manager]] of the [[Buffalo Bills]] in the mid 1980s.<ref name="EarlyCareer">{{cite web |last1=O’Halloran |first1=Ryan |title=A fresh start with Jaguars for Chris Polian |url=https://www.jacksonville.com/article/20130622/SPORTS/801250900 |website=jacksonville.com |access-date=February 16, 2021 |archive-date=March 11, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210311203349/https://www.jacksonville.com/article/20130622/SPORTS/801250900 |url-status=live }}</ref> He later attended [[John Carroll University]] and played for [[John Carroll Blue Streaks football|their football team]] before graduating with a bachelor's degree in communications in 1993.<ref name="EarlyCareer"/><ref name="WashingtonBio">{{cite web |title=Chris Polian |url=https://www.washingtonfootball.com/team/front-office-roster/chris-polian |website=WashingtonFootball.com |access-date=February 15, 2021 |archive-date=March 4, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210304082413/https://www.washingtonfootball.com/team/front-office-roster/chris-polian |url-status=live }}</ref>
+Polian's professional career began as a personnel assistant for the [[Sacramento Gold Miners]] in 1993.<ref name="ColtsPromotion">{{cite web |title=Chris Polian Promoted |url=https://www.colts.com/news/chris-polian-promoted-5350467 |website=Colts.com |access-date=February 15, 2021 |date=November 27, 2009}}</ref> The following year he followed his father and joined the [[Carolina Panthers]], an [[expansion team]], as an assistant and [[scout (sports)|scout]].<ref name="EarlyCareer"/><ref name="WashingtonBio"/> After his father left the Panthers for the [[Indianapolis Colts]] in 1998, he followed him and became their director of pro scouting.<ref name="WashingtonBio"/> After serving several other executive roles with the team, such as assistant director and vice president of football operations,<ref name="EarlyCareer"/> he was promoted to general manager in 2009.<ref name="ColtsPromotion"/> Following a 2–14 season in 2011, both he and his father were dismissed from the team.<ref>{{cite web |title=Peyton Manning: Firing 'very tough' |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/7414912/indianapolis-colts-fire-bill-polian-chris-polian-peyton-manning-stunned-decision |website=ESPN |access-date=February 15, 2021 |archive-date=June 23, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180623032835/http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/7414912/indianapolis-colts-fire-bill-polian-chris-polian-peyton-manning-stunned-decision |url-status=live }}</ref> He was a part of the [[2006 Colts]] team that won [[Super Bowl XLI]].
+He then worked for the [[Atlanta Falcons]] in 2012, scouting players from the [[Pac-12 Conference]],<ref name="EarlyCareer"/> prior to joining the [[Jacksonville Jaguars]] as their director of pro personnel in 2013.<ref>{{cite web |title=Falcons to hire former Colts GM Chris Polian |url=https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl/news/2642845-falcons-to-hire-former-colts-gm-chris-polian |website=Sporting News |access-date=February 15, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Florio |first1=Mike |title=New Jags G.M. fills key front-office slots |url=http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/05/02/new-jags-g-m-fills-key-front-office-slots/ |website=Pro Football Talk |access-date=February 15, 2021 |archive-date=June 4, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130604020703/http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/05/02/new-jags-g-m-fills-key-front-office-slots/ |url-status=live }}</ref> He served that role until being dismissed following the 2019 season.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.si.com/nfl/jaguars/news/former-jaguars-director-of-player-personnel-chris-polian-no-longer-with-team|title=Former Jaguars Director of Player Personnel Chris Polian No Longer With Team|website=SI.com|language=en|access-date=February 4, 2020|first=John|last=Shipley|archive-date=February 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200204212152/https://www.si.com/nfl/jaguars/news/former-jaguars-director-of-player-personnel-chris-polian-no-longer-with-team|url-status=live}}</ref> He spent the 2020 season out of football and before joining the [[Washington Football Team]] as their director of pro personnel in 2021.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Patra |first1=Kevin |title=Washington hires Chris Polian as director of pro personnel |url=https://www.nfl.com/news/washington-hires-chris-polian-as-director-of-pro-personnel |website=NFL.com |access-date=February 15, 2021 |archive-date=February 15, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210215155416/https://www.nfl.com/news/washington-hires-chris-polian-as-director-of-pro-personnel |url-status=live }}</ref>
+==Personal life==
+Polian is the son of [[Pro Football Hall of Fame]] general manager [[Bill Polian]] and has two brothers, [[Brian Polian|Brian]] and Dennis.<ref name="EarlyCareer"/> He is married with three children.<ref name="WashingtonBio"/>
+==References==
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+*[https://www.commanders.com/team/front-office-roster/chris-polian Washington Commanders bio]
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+[[Category:John Carroll Blue Streaks football players]]

v t e Indianapolis Colts general managers
Formerly the Baltimore Colts (1953–1983)
Red Kellett (1953–1966) Joe Campanella (1966) Harry Hulmes (1967–1969) Don Klosterman (1970–1971) Joe Thomas (1972–1976) Dick Szymanski (1977–1981) Ernie Accorsi (1982–1983) Jim Irsay (1984–1993) Bill Tobin (1994–1996) Bill Polian (1997–2009) Chris Polian (2009–2011) Ryan Grigson (2012–2016) Chris Ballard (2017–present)