Green Light with Chris Long

Tyler Shough, the New Orleans Saints starting QB, joins Chris to talk Saints football, taking over as the starter midway through 2025 and New Orleans' upcoming season. The signal caller is excited about the offseason additions of David Edwards and Jordyn Tyson to the squad and is can't wait to lead the team to new heights in 2026. (00:00) - Intro (01:30) - Saints 2025 Season (07:25) - Offseason Tr...

RAW ROOM x GLP The best gifts are the ones that develop over time. And this has been a long time coming. Chris and Nate (Dr. Fax) welcome the Raw Room podcast (Daren Bates, Jalen Collins, King Dunlap and Alex Sweet) to Studio J and have one of the best shows to date. The fellas swap NFL stories, talk Brendan Sorsby's current situation and learn a thing of two. Then Raw Room takes over with their B...

Matthew Stafford, the sheriff of the LA Rams, joins Chris and dives deep into his career, playing as an elder statesman, teaming with Sean McVay, winning the Super Bowl in 2022 and being a youth football coach. Stafford also covers his excitement of Myles Garrett joining the LA Rams, being a mentor to rookie Ty Simpson and he tells an incredible Aaron Donald story. (00:00) - Intro (01:27) - Matthe...

The New York Knicks are NBA Champions and ESPN's Tim Legler joins Chris to break down Jalen Brunson's winning pedigree, San Antonio's future potential and the Washington Commanders 2026 season outlook. Chris opens the show with some Knicks love, talking about his STL Memorial Award Winner from the NBA Finals, AJ Brown's final interation with the Philadelphia Eagles and remembers Aldon Smith follow...

Today's Green Light features a dual interview. The LA Chargers' Tuli Tuipulotu and the Houston Texans' Kamari Lassiter join Chris to talk the upcoming NFL season. Tuli dives into pass rush moves he's learned from Joey Bosa and Khalil Mack, Justin Herbert's leadership and Jim Harbaugh wearing cleats during games and full clothes in the hot tub. Kamari dives into the Texans' 2025 season, Houston's s...

Kyle Long back on Green Light! Kyle talks about being the newest member of the CBS NFL Today family, along with Russell Wilson. He also covers playing baseball with Wilson in Virginia, his most hated NFL teams and naming the tooth fairy. (00:00) - Intro (00:42) - Kyle Joining CBS' NFL Today with Russell Wilson (15:55) - Todd Monken and the Cleveland Browns (17:34) - Most Hated NFL Teams (22:55) -...

Alec Pierce of the Indianapolis Colts joins Chris Long on the Green Light Podcast. The Colts had a busy offseason bringing back Daniel Jones and Alec Pierce who revealed that one of the biggest selling points in returning to the Colts was QB continuity and Indy has it heading into 2026. Alec talks to Chris about the Colts season in 2025, the number of QBs he's received passes from, the feeling of...

Monday, June 1st, 2026 will be known as the 'Day of the NFL Trade' as two blockbuster NFL trades were finalized. Myles Garrett leaves the midwest lands of Cleveland to head west to LA while the long rumored AJ Brown trade with the New England Patriots was confirmed. Chris breaks down both trades and the impact on the four teams involved. Chris also dives into Odell Beckham Jr returning to the New...

Sam Darnold and the Seattle Seahawks are the defending Super Bowl champions but still feel like they have a lot to prove. Darnold joins Chris and opens up about the tough start to his career with the New York Jets, the uncertainty that followed with the Carolina Panthers and San Francisco 49ers, the growth and improvement with the Minnesota Vikings and the success seen in Seattle. Darnold tells Ch...

Ryen Russillo on the Green Light Podcast is only made better when it's NBA Playoff time. Ryen weighs in on Jalen Brunson and the New York Knicks sweeping the Cleveland Cavaliers and making it to the NBA Finals. He also weighs in on the SGA debate and Wemby's dominance in the Western Conference Finals. To end the episode, Chris and Macon discuss Abdul Carter's comments on Jaxson Dart appearing at a...

The Carolina Panthers are on the Green Light Podcast. Derrick Brown joins Chris to talk about the Panthers 2025 season that culminated with a home playoff game against the LA Rams, Bryce Young's upstart play, the Panthers DLine and assistant coach Daren Bates. Chris asks for your favorite Panther from the late 90s and early 2000s so make sure to leave that player in the comments. To finish the epi...

Aaron Rogers gave us some NFL news to talk about - he is resigning with the Pittsburgh Steelers. Chris breaks down the decision to run another season of Rodgers and how it bodes for the future of the Steelers. Chris, Beau and Macon then run through each NFL teams schedule and assess their season outlook following the schedule release. Then the Green Bay Packers new offseason acquisition joins Chri...

The NFL Schedule is here...almost. Chris and Dr. Fax take a peek at the leaked NFL games, notably all the NFL's games on the 2026 International Schedule. Chris and Nate also detail what NFLers look for when the schedule first comes out. Then we catch an incredible convo between Beau and Cliff Avril from the 2026 NFL Draft in Pittsburgh. Cliff covers his time in Detroit, heading to Seattle and winn...

The fellas roll in with another great show. We start with Chris' great conversation with Laiatu Latu covering the Colts, Latu's pass rush arsenal, Daniel Jones and Philip Rivers, Latu's rugby career and receiving books from Carson Schwesinger. Chris, Beau and Macon wrap things up with a few NFL updates, weighing in on the Dianna Russini-Mike Vrabel drama and talking some NBA playoffs. (00:00:00) -...

A great episode with Chris and Beau featuring an appearance from Minnesota Viking Brian O'Neill. Beau returns from Italy and catches up with Chris, talks about his travel to Lake Como, double dating with Paddy Pimblett and using European bidets. Chris then dives into the annual debate between NBA and NFL stars and which sports' athletes would fair better in the other sport. We end with Beau interv...

Carson Schwesinger joins Chris and covers all things Cleveland Browns. Carson talks highly of new Head Coach Todd Monken and the Browns defense, led by Myles Garrett. Carson had a great first season in Cleveland, being the defensive play caller and earning Defensive Rookie of the Year. He tells Chris the goals the Browns have for the season and beyond. Chris and Macon end the show with a mailbag c...

One of the newest Eagles, Jonathan Greenard, joins Chris to cover his trade to Philadelphia, the passion and style he brings to the Eagles dline room, his motivation going into his 7th season and the facetime he received from Chris (via a friend) a few weeks ago. (00:00) - Intro (01:53) - Trade to Philadelphia (06:15) - Vic Fangio & Brian Flores' Defenses (11:35) - John's Style of Play (16:34) - V...

The 2026 NFL Draft is wrapped and teams have their player hauls. It's time to talk about those drafted players and their fits on their new teams. Chris dove deep into the LA Rams drafting Ty Simpson which was the surprise of the draft. Makai Lemon was lined up to be drafted by the Steelers until the Philadelphia Eagles swooped in and snagged him with the 20th overall selection, a pick Chris thinks...

A great episode today that features Chris, Nate 'Dr. Fax' Collins and and interview Talanoa Hufanga. Chris talks with Talanoa Hufanga about the Denver Broncos, his relationship with Troy Polamalu, the Broncos playoff run and facing Josh Allen. Then Dr. Fax joins and we have a blast. The fellas reminisce over their Draft Day stories - Chris going #2 overall to the STL Rams and Nate's UDFA journey....

It's Draft Week! The NFL Draft is here and nobody has more insider draft knowledge than Daniel Jeremiah. He takes Chris and Macon through the NFL Draft, breaks down who will go where, teams that need to make a splash at certain positions and analyzes the Dexter Lawrence trade between the Cincinnati Bengals and New York Giants. Chris kicks the show off with a breakdown of the latest AJ Brown trade...

Bear down, it's Jaylon Johnson time! The Chicago Bears DB joins Chris and covers everything Chicago - Caleb Williams' growth and late game heroics, Ben Johnson's offensive genius, the Bears playoff run in 2025, learning from Al Harris and the winning culture in Chicago. Chris also remembers NFL coaching legend Dave McGinnis who Chris played under in St. Louis. Long live Coach Mac! (00:00) - Intro...

Nate Tice joins the fellas and previews the NFL Draft. Nate gives his view on Fernando Mendoza and if Kirk Cousins should start for the Las Vegas Raiders, the potential of Ty Simpson and Jeremiyah Love's best fit. Chris and Nate also talk edge rushers and Beau weighs in with his favorite interior defensive lineman of the 2026 NFL Draft. Chris, Beau and Macon start the show recapping their weekend...

Cooper DeJean joins Chris and Beau on GLP! Cooper dishes on the future of Exciting Mics with Reed Blankenship moving to the new pastures of Houston, the tightness of the DB room with Quinyon Mitchell and Riq Woolen, the memories of the Super Bowl parade in 2025 and his pick 6 against Patrick Mahomes. (00:00) - Intro (01:25) - Future of the Exciting Mics (07:37) - Eagles Secondary (21:30) - Vic Fan...

SVP on GLP during Masters week - a tradition unlike any other! Chris and Macon have a great conversation with Scott Van Pelt who rings in from Augusta, Georgia. Not only do the fellas cover the Masters storylines but they talk Fernando Mendoza and Kirk Cousins in Las Vegas, Jo Adell's unreal play to rob three home runs, the Commanders potential options of their first round draft pick and more! Chr...

Today on Green Light, Chris dives into some NFL News & talks with one of the NFL's best guards in Trey Smith of the Kansas City Chiefs. An ESPN article was released about Jalen Hurts and his standing within the Philadelphia Eagles building. Chris breaks down Jalen's play, the issues that the Eagles QB faces and how serious the situation is as we get ready for the 2026 NFL season. Chris also detail...