Carmen Policy

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Carmen Policy is an attorney and American football executive who is best known for his front office work for the San Francisco 49ers during the 1980s and 1990s. Policy, a native of Youngtown, Ohio, joined the San Francisco 49ers in 1983 as vice president and counsel. In 1991, he was president and chief executive officer of the San Francisco 49ers and played a key role in the 49ers Super Bowl victories in 1982, 1985, 1990 and 1995. In 1994 he was named the NFL Executive of the Year by The Sporting News and Pro Football Weekly. He would later become involved with the current incarnation of the Cleveland Browns, but was much less successful and his personnel decisions were widely criticized. One of Policy's longtime clients was Joey Naples, a mob boss based in Youngstown, Ohio. Policy stepped down as president and chief executive officer of the Cleveland Browns on May 1, 2004, after five years. [1] His son, Ed Policy, is the Deputy Commissioner of the Arena Football League, and is widely speculated to be the frontrunner to replace current commissioner David Baker when he decides to step down.