Chris Polian is an American football executive who is an advisor for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League.
10 Facts About Chris Polian
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Chris Polian is the son of former NFL general manager and Pro Football Hall of Famer Bill Polian and brother of college coach Brian Polian.
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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.
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Chris Polian later attended John Carroll University and played for their football team before graduating with a bachelor's degree in communications in 1993.
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Chris Polian was a part of the 2006 Colts team that won Super Bowl XLI.
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Chris Polian then worked for the Atlanta Falcons in 2012, scouting players from the Pac-12 Conference, prior to joining the Jacksonville Jaguars as their director of pro personnel in 2013.
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Chris Polian served that role until being dismissed following the 2019 season.
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Chris Polian spent the 2020 season out of football and before joining the Washington Football Team as their director of pro personnel in 2021.
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In 2024, Chris Polian was hired by the Cleveland Browns as an advisor to general manager Andrew Berry.
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Chris Polian is the son of Pro Football Hall of Fame general manager Bill Chris Polian and has two brothers, Brian and Dennis.