Pushing the Pile: A CBS Sports NFL Podcast

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

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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

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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

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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

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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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