Pushing the Pile: A CBS Sports NFL Podcast

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Pushing the Pile moves the NFL conversation across the line, led by football analyst Mike Renner and writer/thinker JP Acosta. Together, the three bring a mix of player perspective, analytics expertise, and sharp cultural insight across 4 episodes a week. It’s like hanging with your buddies and talking ball…if your buddies were 8-year NFL vets, film junkies who helped build evaluation systems used by NFL teams, and one of the most thoughtful young voices breaking down the game today.

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Introducing 'Pushing the Pile: A CBS Sports NFL Podcast with Kyle Long & Mike Renner'

Pushing the Pile with Kyle Long and Mike Renner officially launches Monday, August 19. Pushing the Pile moves the NFL conversation across the line, combining football passion, analytics and fan interaction for 4 episodes a week. Join former All Pro offensive lineman Kyle Long and longtime football analyst Mike Renner as they make the extra effort to push the pile with recaps, previews, news & storylines. It’s like hanging with your buddies and talking ball…If your buddies were 8-year NFL vets and analytics experts who helped develop player evaluation systems that every NFL team uses to this day. Download and subscribe to Pushing the Pile anywhere podcasts are found.

08/14/2024

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2 min

Kyle Long

Host
Mike Renner

Host

4.2

out of 5

1,939 Ratings

“…, right?”

Feb 26

AGT-123

Gotta Pro Up and stop ending every third sentence with “…, right?” if you want to be considered a professional and serious podcast.
Stop getting political.

Mar 1

E-MONEY5

Renner hates America yet is able to make a living talking about football. Make it make sense.
Yup

11/18/2025

Cd1243

ball knowledge is top notch. Shoutout JP. Tell the ppl to rate the pod guys, no reason this should be a 4.2
Lack of consistency

Jan 20

Samantha Crouse

Why is it that all previous HC firings get an immediate reaction pod but when one of the most winning and longest tenured HCs gets fired from a perennial playoff team there is total silence? Would have been different if it was the Packers or the Jags for sure.

Pushing the Pile moves the NFL conversation across the line, led by football analyst Mike Renner and writer/thinker JP Acosta. Together, the three bring a mix of player perspective, analytics expertise, and sharp cultural insight across 4 episodes a week. It’s like hanging with your buddies and talking ball…if your buddies were 8-year NFL vets, film junkies who helped build evaluation systems used by NFL teams, and one of the most thoughtful young voices breaking down the game today.