PRO FOOTBALL DAILY REPORT : AROUND THE NFL : Polian Reportedly to Run Panthers

Bill Polian, a two-time NFL executive of the year who built the Buffalo Bills from losers into a three-time Super Bowl team, will become general manager of the Carolina Panthers, according to newspaper and television reports in Charlotte. . . . Pittsburgh Steeler special teams coach John Guy and defensive line coach Steve Furness were fired Tuesday after a succession of special teams breakdowns that cost them at least two games. . . . . New York Jet defensive line coach Greg Robinson was promoted to defensive coordinator, succeeding Pete Carroll, who became head coach Friday when Bruce Coslet was fired.