Pushing the Pile: A CBS Sports NFL Podcast
CBS Sports, Football, NFL
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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Apr 1, 2026 • 1h 28min
Big Board Risers & Fallers At EVERY Position | 2026 NFL Draft
In today’s episode Mike Renner and JP Acosta give their biggest risers and fallers for the 2026 NFL Draft as we sit just 22 DAYS AWAY from Round 1!
(00:00) Intro
(00:52) QB Risers
(5:57) RB Risers
(9:59) WR Risers
(14:38) TE Risers
(20:15) OL Risers
(24:48) QB Fallers
(29:07) RB Fallers
(34:00) WR Fallers
(39:36) TE Faller
(42:11) OL Fallers
(46:20) DL Risers
(49:36) EDGE Risers
(54:04) LB Risers
(57:36) CB Risers
(1:01:54) S Risers
(1:05:27) DL Fallers
(1:10:37) EDGE Fallers
(1:15:00) LB Fallers
(1:18:05) CB Fallers
(1:19:57) S Fallers
Pushing the Pile is available for free on the Audacy app as well as Apple Podcasts, Spotify and wherever else you listen to podcasts.
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Mar 30, 2026 • 41min
MOST IMPORTANT Teams In The 2026 NFL Draft
In today’s episode Mike Renner and JP Acosta give the teams they think are most important in the 2026 NFL Draft.
(00:00) Intro
(00:36) Tennessee Titans
(5:49) Arizona Cardinals
(12:06) Pittsburgh Steelers
(15:38) Kansas City Chiefs
(20:09) New York Jets
(24:14) Miami Dolphins
(28:38) Dallas Cowboys
(32:46) Chicago Bears
Pushing the Pile is available for free on the Audacy app as well as Apple Podcasts, Spotify and wherever else you listen to podcasts.
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Mar 25, 2026 • 49min
Biggest Needs For EVERY NFC Team 👀
Mike Renner and JP Acosta give their biggest needs for all 16 NFC teams following free agency as we sit 29 days away from the NFL Draft.
(00:00) Intro
(00:29) NFC East
(11:20) NFC North
(23:13) NFC South
(34:10) NFC West
Pushing the Pile is available for free on the Audacy app as well as Apple Podcasts, Spotify and wherever else you listen to podcasts.
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Mar 23, 2026 • 56min
Biggest Needs For EVERY AFC Team + JSN Gets PAID 💰
Mike Renner and JP Acosta give their biggest needs for all 16 AFC teams following free agency as we sit 31 days away from the NFL Draft. The guys also react to Jaxon Smith-Njigba getting a four-year, $168.6M contract extension with the Seattle Seahawks, becoming the highest-paid WR in NFL history.
(00:00) Intro
(00:57) Jaxon Smith-Njigba extension
(4:55) AFC East
(17:42) AFC North
(26:56) AFC South
(41:26) AFC West
Pushing the Pile is available for free on the Audacy app as well as Apple Podcasts, Spotify and wherever else you listen to podcasts.
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Follow our PTP team on Twitter: @mikerenner_, @acosta32_jp, @pushingthepile
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Mar 18, 2026 • 49min
NFL Power Ranking Tiers Following Free Agency
Mike Renner and JP Acosta go through their post-free agency NFL power ranking tiers!
(00:00) Intro
(1:00) Come Back In 2027
(4:08) Let’s See What The Young QB Has
(9:22) Teams With QB Question Marks
(14:33) Trendy Turnaround Candidates
(19:22) Seats Are Hot
(25:15) Outside Looking In
(29:28) Elite QB, Retooling Teams
(33:22) Playoff Teams
(38:34) Hipster Super Bowl Picks
(42:10) Super Bowl LXI Favorites
Pushing the Pile is available for free on the Audacy app as well as Apple Podcasts, Spotify and wherever else you listen to podcasts.
Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@pushingthepile
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Follow our PTP team on Twitter: @mikerenner_, @acosta32_jp, @pushingthepile
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For more NFL coverage from CBS Sports, visit https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/
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Mar 17, 2026 • 1h 19min
🏀Men’s March Madness Bracket Preview Extravaganza: Picks, predictions for ALL 67 games ✍️
March Madness is HERE! Join Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander as they pick the winner for EVERY game of the 2026 NCAA Tournament. They will take you from Dayton all the way to Indianapolis. Who do the guys have winning it all? Tune in to find out!
(0:00) Intro + Norlander is doin’ more stuff with brackets
(1:00) This is the bracket preview … it’s different from yesterday
(7:00) East Region Picks & Predictions
(24:00) South Region Picks & Predictions
(37:45) West Region Picks & Predictions
(53:00) Midwest Region Picks & Predictions
(1:05:30) Who is the 12 seed or worse most likely to make a run?
(1:10:00) Final Four Picks!
Theme song: “Timothy Leary,” written, performed and courtesy of Guster
Eye on College Basketball is available for free on the Audacy app as well as Apple Podcasts, Spotify and wherever else you listen to podcasts.
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Mar 16, 2026 • 1h 9min
NEW 2026 NFL Mock Draft | Full 1st Round Following Free Agency 🏈
In today’s episode Mike Renner and JP Acosta go through Mike’s latest 2026 NFL mock draft. The guys go through all 32 1st-round picks for the current draft order!
(00:00) Intro
(2:53) 1. Las Vegas Raiders
(3:10) 2. New York Jets
(4:57) 3. Arizona Cardinals
(9:11) 4. Tennessee Titans
(11:11) 5. New York Giants
(13:57) 6. Cleveland Browns
(16:22) 7. Washington Commanders
(18:20) 8. New Orleans Saints
(20:11) 9. Kansas City Chiefs
(24:01) 10. Cincinnati Bengals
(25:34) 11. Miami Dolphins
(28:45) 12. Dallas Cowboys
(29:38) 13. Los Angeles Rams (via Falcons)
(31:56) 14. Baltimore Ravens
(33:44) 15. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
(35:52) 16. New York Jets (via Colts)
(37:59) 17. Detroit Lions
(38:17) 18. Minnesota Vikings
(40:06) 19. Carolina Panthers
(41:50) 20. Dallas Cowboys (via Packers)
(43:50) 21. Pittsburgh Steelers
(46:13) 22. Los Angeles Chargers
(47:37) 23. Philadelphia Eagles
(49:56) 24. Cleveland Browns (via Jaguars)
(51:25) 25. Chicago Bears
(53:21) 26. Buffalo Bills & 27. San Francisco 49ers
(55:15) 28. Houston Texans
(56:45) 29. Kansas City Chiefs (via Rams)
(58:05) 30. Denver Broncos
(59:16) 31. New England Patriots
(1:00:26) 32. Seattle Seahawks
Pushing the Pile is available for free on the Audacy app as well as Apple Podcasts, Spotify and wherever else you listen to podcasts.
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Mar 16, 2026 • 36min
Jon Rothstein reacts to & picks every game in 2026 NCAA Tournament Bracket!
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Jon Rothstein breaks down his bracket.
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Mar 11, 2026 • 49min
NFL Free Agency Winners & Losers | Ravens Sign Trey Hendrickson, Daniel Jones Gets Paid
JP Acosta and John Breech break down the fallout of the Ravens signing Trey Hendrickson after backing out of the Maxx Crosby trade. They also give their biggest winners and losers from NFL Free Agency.
(00:00) Intro
(00:43) Maxx Crosby, Trey Hendrickson
(10:13) Indianapolis Colts, Daniel Jones
(18:06) Los Angeles Rams
(20:32) Washington Commanders
(22:47) Jacksonville Jaguars
(26:48) Tampa Bay Buccaneers
(30:13) Tua Tagovailoa
(34:09) Las Vegas Raiders
(36:13) Philadelphia Eagles
(39:37) Rasheed Walker
Pushing the Pile is available for free on the Audacy app as well as Apple Podcasts, Spotify and wherever else you listen to podcasts.
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Mar 9, 2026 • 43min
NFL Free Agency Day 1 Recap: Instant Reaction | Grading Top Deals | Trades | MUCH MORE 🚨
Mike Renner and JP Acosta recap day 1 of the NFL Free Agency Negotiating Period. The guys discuss the biggest moves, grade the deals and much more!
(00:00) Intro
(01:18) Dolphins release Tua Tagovailoa
(4:34) Malik Willis to Dolphins
(7:38) Tyler Linderbaum to Raiders
(10:41) Mike Evans to 49ers
(14:41) Alec Pierce re-signing with Colts
(18:32) Kenneth Walker III to Chiefs
(21:08) Jaelan Phillips to Panthers
(23:56) Boye Mafe to Bengals
(27:06) Odafe Oweh to Commanders
(28:51) Travis Etienne Jr to Saints
(31:21) Other notable deals | Jets, Titans & More
(37:14) Falcons signing Tua Tagovailoa
(38:09) Jeremiyah Love landing spots
Pushing the Pile is available for free on the Audacy app as well as Apple Podcasts, Spotify and wherever else you listen to podcasts.
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