Report: Bill Polian will become new Bills president

Bill Polian was the architect of the best teams in Buffalo Bills' history and is returning to Western New York. 

Polian works for ESPN but is expected to return to Buffalo as team president, according to CBS Sports's Jason La Canfora. 

The 72-year-old was the Bills general manager from 1986 to 1993, building the foundation for four consecutive Super Bowl runner-up teams. 

Polian became the Carolina Panthers' general manager from 1994 to 1997, and took the same role with the Indianapolis Colts from 1997 to 2011, winning one Super Bowl. 

Russ Brandon is currently the Bills' president.