The Washington Football Team appointed Chris Polian on Monday, adding another experienced voice to its revamped front office. Polian, the third former general manager of Washington, who added this off-season, will serve as director of professional staff.
Polian played a similar role with Jacksonville from 2013 to ’19; he was out of the NFL last season. Polian was a general manager at the Indianapolis Colts from 2009 to ’11. His father, Bill, made the Hall of Fame for his work as NFL general manager.
Washington recently promoted its former pro staff director, Eric Stokes, to senior director of player staff.
Last month, Washington appointed Martin Mayhew to be its new general manager, a job he once held at the Detroit Lions. It also hired Marty Hurney, who holds the title alongside the Carolina Panthers, to be the new senior vice president of player staff.
Polian first joined the NFL as a staff assistant at Carolina in 1994 and during his career was a director of pro scouting, an assistant general manager and a director of football operations. He also has experience working with the salary cap, which was another factor in the decision to hire him.
He has not worked with Coach Mayhew, Hurney of Washington, Ron Rivera, in the past.
Last month, Washington allowed its former director of staff, Kyle Smith, to take a similar position with the Atlanta Falcons. It also separated with assistant director of pro scouting / advance coordinator Jeff Scott, national scout Cole Spencer and personnel coordinator / pro scout Brian Zeches.