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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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AFC West Prospect Matchmaker (Russell Wilson update coming later today) (Football 4/16) 16.04.2019 43:36

UPDATE: Russell Wilson inked a record deal after this podcast was published. Stay tuned for analysis of that contract coming up later Tuesday on the Pick Six podcast. Will Brinson, Ryan Wilson and Sean Wagner-McGough break down the latest Russell Wilson news, take a look at the best matches for each team in the AFC West in terms of prospects and then analyze the season premiere of Game of Thrones...

AFC North Prospect Matchmaker (Football 4/15) 15.04.2019 57:28

Will Brinson, Ryan Wilson, John Breech and Sean Wagner-McGough break down Tiger's win at the Masters, talk about the NFL news of the weekend and look at the best prospect fits for the teams in the AFC North.

AFC East Prospect Matchmaker with NFL SuperFriends (Football 4/12) 12.04.2019 46:17

Will Brinson, Sean Wagner-McGough, John Breech and Ryan Wilson take a look at which prospects would be the best fit for the teams in the AFC East while also running down the latest news and notes from the NFL and eventually making their Game of Thrones predictions for next season.

Josh Rosen's fit in Kliff Kingsbury's offense with Brady Quinn (Football 4/11) 11.04.2019 47:32

Will Brinson and Brady Quinn discuss their picks for the Masters (!), look at how Josh Rosen will fit in with Kliff Kingsbury's offense should the Cardinals stand pat at the quarterback position, how the Patriots handled free agency and how Aaron Rodgers will work in Matt LaFleur's new offense for Green Bay.

Crazy Russell Wilson Trade Ideas with Jason La Canfora (Football 4/10) 10.04.2019 46:39

Will Brinson and CBS Sports NFL Insider Jason La Canfora break down the latest news and notes from around the NFL and then go over some wild possibilities for where Russell Wilson could be traded this offseason if he and the Seahawks don't hammer out a deal.

Packers/Steelers Drama, Teams to Miss Playoffs (Football 4/9) 09.04.2019 55:27

Will Brinson and Sean Wagner-McGough break down the latest surrounding the Packers and Steelers drama and pick which teams they think will miss the playoffs in 2019.

Potential Playoff Teams with NFL Superfriends (Football 4/8) 08.04.2019 56:57

Will Brinson, John Breech. Ryan Wilson and Sean Wagner-McGough take a look at the latest news and notes from around the NFL and then make a pick for their best possible bounce back playoff teams for 2019.

Kyler Murray could fall, sneaky prospects, best offseason with Pete Prisco (Football 4/5) 05.04.2019 45:49

Will Brinson and Pete Prisco break down the latest news and notes around the NFL including the buzz that Kyler Murray might not be a lock for No. 1 overall now, what the Seahawks should do about Russell Wilson's contract, the demise of the AAF, what sneaky draft prospects there aren't enough people talking about, who had the best offseason and what to expect in the coming Game of Thrones season.

Six Most Important NFL Draft Teams with Sean Wagner (Football 4/4) 04.04.2019 42:23

Will Brinson and Sean Wagner-McGough break down the latest news and notes around the NFL (not to mention MLB!), provide some handy household tips and then dive into the six most important teams in the 2019 NFL Draft.

NFL Draft Risers and Fallers with R.J. White (Football 4/3) 03.04.2019 50:02

Will Brinson breaks down the latest news and notes from around the NFL, including the AAF folding, Russell Wilson's contract demands and then he's joined by R.J. White to talk about the biggest risers and fallers in the NFL Draft as well as some sneaky team needs from around the league.

Early NFL Win Totals, Browns chatter with John Breech (Football 4/2) 02.04.2019 33:14

Will Brinson and John Breech discuss the latest news and notes around the NFL, including Tom Brady's April Fool's Day joke, the Browns trading Emmanuel Ogbah to the Chiefs and then they look at some early NFL win totals released by Las Vegas.

Latest NFL Draft Buzz with Ryan Wilson (Football 4/1) 01.04.2019 35:33

Will Brinson and Ryan Wilson break down the latest news and notes surrounding the NFL and take a look at Wilson's three-round mock draft.

Dolphins doing well, Josh Rosen trade rumors, 2020 Free Agents (Football 3/29) 29.03.2019 34:21

Will Brinson and Sean Wagner-McGough break down the latest news and notes from around the NFL, including the Dolphins trading Robert Quinn to the Cowboys and what Miami might be doing, the latest Josh Rosen trade buzz, Greg Schiano leaving New England and then they look at the 2020 NFL free agent class.

Brady Quinn on New Replay Rules, Latest NFL Buzz (Football 3/28) 28.03.2019 54:39

Will Brinson and Brady Quinn break down the latest rule changes in the NFL and take a look at the biggest news around the league.

Pass Interference is Reviewable, Owners Meetings with Pete Prisco (Football 3/27) 27.03.2019 32:44

Will Brinson breaks down the latest news about pass interference being made reviewable for the 2019 NFL season and then is joined by Pete Prisco to talk about the latest happenings at the NFL owners meetings in Arizona.

NFL Owners Meetings Day 1 with Jason La Canfora (Football 3/26) 26.03.2019 29:57

Will Brinson breaks down some NFL headlines from Monday and then is joined by CBS Sports NFL Insider Jason La Canfora to talk about Rob Gronkowski retiring and the latest buzz from the NFL owners' meetings in Phoenix.

Rob Gronkowski retires, Cam Newton's curious plan (Football 3/25) 25.03.2019 51:33

Will Brinson, Ryan Wilson and John Breech talk about the legacy of Rob Gronkowski after the tight end retired, what the Patriots will do without him on the field moving forward and touched on the rest of the news from around the NFL.

NFL Rules Changes, NFL Draft Rumors (Football 3/22) 22.03.2019 30:02

Will Brinson and Ryan Wilson break down the latest buzz around the draft and talk about the upcoming rules changes for the NFL owners meetings.

NFL Free Agency Rankings, Lev Bell Drama, Brackets! (Football 3/21) 21.03.2019 50:41

Will Brinson and John Breech break down the latest news and notes from around the NFL, including Le'Veon Bell taking shots at the Steelers. Then they break down Breech's free agency rankings and reveal who they're picking in their brackets.

Mock Draft Part 3, Russell Wilson rumors (Football 3/20) 20.03.2019 47:32

Will Brinson, R.J. White, Tom Fornelli and Ryan Wilson finish up their three-part mock draft for the 2019 NFL Draft following free agency.

Mock Draft Part 2, NFC East is a nightmare (Football 3/19) 19.03.2019 42:33

Will Brinson, Ryan Wilson, Tom Fornelli and R.J. White break down the second part of their mock draft for the 2019 NFL Draft after the first wave of free agency.

Post-FA Mock Draft Part 1, Ryan Tannehill Trade (Football 3/18) 18.03.2019 40:43

Will Brinson, Ryan Wilson, Tom Fornelli and R.J. White do a mock draft for the first 10 picks of the 2019 NFL Draft.

Biggest NFL Free Agency Storylines with Brady Quinn (Football 3/15) 15.03.2019 59:27

Will Brinson and Brady Quinn break down the biggest storylines from the last several days of free agency, including (surprise!) a rant about the Giants and a debate about their plan. NOTE: This was recorded before Jordy Nelson was released by the Raiders.

Happy NFL New Year! Earl Thomas signs, more OBJ fallout (Football 3/14) 14.03.2019 56:56

Will Brinson, Sean Wagner, John Breech and Ryan Wilson break down the latest news and notes from free agency including more fallout from the Odell Beckham trade, the Ravens making moves, the Jaguars releasing Blake Bortles, Teddy Bridgewater's status with the Dolphins and much more.

Odell Beckham Trade, Le'Veon Bell signs, FA news with NFL Super Friends (Football 3/13) 13.03.2019 1:23:50

Will Brinson, John Breech, Ryan Wilson and Sean Wagner break down the crazy news of Le'Veon Bell signing (2:00), Odell Beckham being traded by the Giants to the Browns (18:00), then discuss Dee Ford being traded to the 49ers (42:00), and take a spin around to grade all the signings by various NFL teams on the second day of free agency (1:06:00).