When I started playing football my dad always told me you never know when that little bit of extra effort will get you to the first down.

You need to be pushing the pile and on our podcast we'll give you that extra effort. I'm Mike Renner, longtime NFL

analysts who help develop player evaluation tools at NFL teams use to this

day. And I'm Kyle Long, plus-size model, former all-pro offensive linemen in the NFL, and I know a thing

or two about getting people moving.

Together we're combining cool analytics with fiery football passion on our new podcast, pushing the pile, part of the CBS Sports Podcast Network.

So why give us a chance?

Because it'll be just like hanging with your buddies and talking ball.

Things we all love to do, Mike.

That's if your buddies were an 8 year NFL vet and an

analytics expert. But we're not going to dominate the conversation. We'll

answer your questions and make sure we cover what it is you want to talk

about as well as the things that we're passionate about.

In season will feature four episodes a week including a nuanced weekend recap on

Mondays, a Tuesday power ranking breakdown, a Wednesday deep dive mixed with a

listener mailbagbag and a Thursday

comprehensive weekend preview all while hitting the biggest and weirdest

storylines in the football world. Pushing the pile moves the NFL conversation

across the line and you are going to help us

get there. So bend your knees and put your hand right above my butt and start pushing that

pile. I'll just listen to the podcast so make sure you download, subscribe to Pushing the in the

in the pile on Apple Pod, Spotify, the Odyssey app,

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