Bill Polian is no stranger to being on the ground floor of startup pro football leagues and teams. His Hall-of-Fame resume – highlighted by his seven seasons as general manager of the Buffalo Bills from 1986 to ’92 – includes one year as personnel director of the United States Football League’s Chicago Blitz in 1984. It also includes three seasons as GM of the expansion Carolina Panthers from 1995 to ’97. Now, Polian, the chief architect of the Bills’ Super Bowl run of the early ’90s and GM and president of the Indianapolis Colts when they won a Super Bowl and reached a second, is part of a new football venture. Polian is co-founder and head of football for the Alliance of American Football, an eight-team league scheduled to have its first two games Saturday with two more set for Sunday. The AAF’s primary mission is to help develop players, coaches and executives for the NFL while serving as a testing ground for new rules such as the elimination of kickoffs and extra points. Co-founder and filmmaker Charlie Ebersol was driven to start the AAF after making a documentary for ESPN Films’ 30 for 30 series about the XFL. Retired… Read full this story
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