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 helped develop player evaluation tools that 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 eight 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, we'll 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 mailbag,

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 gonna help us get there.

So bend your knees and put your hand right above my butt

and start pushing that pile.

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