Chris Polian

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

Chris Polian is an

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

Polian was born in

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

He then worked for the

Washington Football Team as their director of pro personnel in 2021.^[8]

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]

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^ 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.