It's baseball time at Green Light! Jeff Passan joins Chris and Macon with baseball underway and briefs us on teams with the best start to the season, best and worst from opening weekend, the future of the MLB Players Association, questions around Shohei Ohtani and his former translator, Mike Trout's future and the wildest email in little league baseball history. We'll kick the show off with a recap of the Elite Eight round of the NCAA tourney, a Final Four lookahead and talk some of the NFL news from the weekend and then we end the show with an appearance from the Butter King Beau Allen to talk the linebackers of this NFL draft class and which colleges are most in need of a rebrand.

The Honey Badger joins Green Light! Chris talks to Tyrann Mathieu about the New Orleans Saints, some of Tyrann's toughest opponents that he's seen in his career, the new Hip Drop Tackle and Kick Off Rules and the NFC South rivalries. Chris, Kyle, Nate and Bad Back Badke kick off the show breaking down the NFL's new Kick Off rules and deliver their last arguments for the new Hip Drop Tackle rule. We end with a little housekeeping: Prostate Exams, Worst Flight, Rappers We Most Trust and Judge Judy! (00:00) - Intro (2:15) - New Kickoff Rules Adopted by the NFL (22:45) - Final Arguments Heard on the Hip Drop Tackle Rule (40:50) - Jontay Porter's Alleged Prop Bets (56:05) - Tyrann "Honey Badger" Mathieu talks the New Orleans Saints, the 2024 Season, Playing with Cam Jordan and Willie Gay, the Hip Drop Tackle and New Kick Off Rules and the Rivalries in the NFC South (1:29:35) - House Keeping: Happy Birthday Chris, Prostate Exams, Worst Flight, Rappers We Most Trust and Judge Judy!

Big Cat and Kevin Keatts join Chris and Macon to talk the NCAA TOURNEY! Chris, Macon and Bad Back Badke start off with a Layup Line and HELLO, and get into the NFL banning the Hip Drop Tackle and the L'Jarius Sneed trade. Then Big Cat joins to talk about March Madness gambling, the tournament's first weekend, his take on Shohei Ohtani and Caleb Williams and draft March Madness All Vibes team with Chris and Macon. Kevin Keatts ends the show talking about NC State's Sweet 16 run, DJ Burns & college basketball trends. College Basketball FOREVER! (00:00) - Hello & Layup Line (5:30) - The NFL Bans the Hip-Drop Tackle (25:22) - L'Jarius Sneed traded to the Tennessee Titans (36:45) - Big Cat on March Madness gambling, the first weekend of the NCAA Tournament and March Madness All Vibes team (1:41:22) - Kevin Keatts on NC State Basketball, DJ Burns and the Sweet 16

IT'S TOURNEY TIME! We talk our favorite NCAA tournament memory, round up some NFL free agent news and discuss the Shohei Ohtani gambling news. Then, we welcome Alim McNeill, who joins Chris to talk about the Detroit Lions 2023 playoff run, Dan Campbell as a head coach, Jared Goff and Aidan Hutchinson and his burgeoning rap career. ENJOY! (00:00) - UVA Basketball (11:03) - Shohei Ohtani (23:25) - Jaguars Employee who Stole $22M from Team (30:55) - Kirk Cousins Tampering Issues (36:05) - Caleb Williams' Pro Day (42:10) - Justin Fields to Pittsburgh to Play with Russell Wilson (50:55) - NFL Free Agent Signings: Mike Williams in New York, Chiefs Moves & Cowboys Offseason Plan (1:14:20) - Our Favorite NCAA Tournament Memories Ever (1:19:55) - Alim McNeill on the Detroit Lions Playoff Run, Rivalry with the Packers, Jared Goff and Aidan Hutchinson as teammates, Dan Campbell hanging in the DLine room and Alim's rap career

Mark Titus joins Chris and Macon to talk the NCAA Tournament - everyone's favorite time of the year! Can Purdue claim redemption? Will UConn repeat? Who are the bracket busters? Mark answers those questions and more! And then we have Beau Allen on to talk the offensive lineman of the 2024 NFL Draft. The biggest risers, the chalky picks - which players possess the traits to excel at the next level. (00:00) - Intro (2:15) - Gradey Dick and Anthony Black's Jersey Swap (12:20) - Aaron Donald Retires (25:20) - Chris' Dune 2 Review (27:40) - Mark Titus previews the NCAA Tourney, Purdue's Redemption and UConn's Chances of a Repeat? (1:14:25) - Beau Allen Breaks Down the Offensive Lineman of the 2024 NFL Draft (1:37:20) - Best College Football Coaches to Have a Beer With

Lance Armstrong joins us in person from Austin, Texas to talk his cycling career, his doping ban and his life since the 2013 admission. Lance talks about the interactions he's had in recent years, both positive and negative and where he sits with his decisions. Lance also talks about his podcasts, investments and his favorite memories involving cycling. Before Lance, Chris recaps the NFL Free Agency blitz from the big moves the Eagles have made to Carolina's fails and Kirk Cousins continuing to make that Khol's Cash. Chris also updates everyone on his last few weeks, ties a bow on our trip to Austin for South By Southwest and details the shows and movies he's been watching. Enjoy today's episode and much love! (00:00) - Intro (2:30) - Layup Line, British Royalty Conspiracy Theories & Chris' Recent Movie & TV Show Viewings (8:45) - Chris seeing his 2017 Eagles teammates at the Eagles signing last week (13:20) - Lance Armstrong Intro (23:32) - Aaron Rodgers (33:55) - NFL Free Agency: Saquon Barkley to the Eagles, Kirk Cousins in Atlanta & Carolina's Fails (1:03:30) - Fletcher Cox, An Exemplary Teammate (1:08:00) - Lance Armstrong on his cycling career, the doping admission, being an American in a European sport, interactions with the public, podcasting & investing, his cancer diagnosis & raising $500 million for Cancer Research

A very special podcast guest today as Stephen A. Smith joins Chris and Kyle! The episode was recorded live at the Sportico stage at the Four Seasons in downtown Austin, Texas for South by Southwest. Stephen A. Smith covered many topics including his media career, maintaining a relationship with athletes, Bill Belichick's future, professional athletes in media and Stephen A. Smith's Dallas Cowboys non-fandom. We even have a special appearance from former Chicago Bear (and Kyle Long teammate) Brandon Marshall when the topic of Jay Cutler is brought up. A great conversation between professional athletes and a media member at a wonderful, live venue! (00:00) - Intro (3:10) - Chris and Kyle at the Sportico Stage at SXSW (6:46) - Welcome Stephen A. Smith (7:45) - Stephen A. Smith's Media Career (17:39) - Professional Athletes in the Media (23:40) - Building and Maintaining Relationships with Athletes (29:27) - Bill Belichick's Future (36:19) - Draymond Green's Media Career (40:00) - Kyle Defends Jay Cutler to Stephen A. Smith (45:38) - Stephen A. Smith on the Dallas Cowboys

Green Light becomes a Patriots Podcast! New England Patriots former All Pro Matthew Slater joins Chris to talk the Patriot Way, Special Teams, Tom Brady, Super Bowls, Jerod Mayo taking over for Bill Belichick, Matthew's retirement and memories with the Patriots. Chris starts the show with a light recap of his trip to the Bahamas and his love of water slides. Check us out LIVE in Austin, Texas this weekend at South By Southwest! https://www.sportico.com/business/media/2024/green-light-with-chris-long-to-join-sportico-sxsw-podcast-stage-lineup-1234768328/ (00:00) - Chris on water slides in the Bahamas! (24:00) - Matthew Slater on retirement, Patriots memories, favorite teammate, Julian Edelman and Danny Amendola fighting for Tom Brady's attention, Jerod Mayo taking over for Bill Belichick and handling introducing the game of football to his kids

NFL Combine Recap! Mike Mayock joins Chris and Macon to talk about the performances from the 2024 NFL Combine, how those performances will affect the 2024 NFL draft, what the Bears could potentially do with Justin Fields and tells an amazing Kyle Long story. After Mike, Beau Allen joins to preview the 2024 edge rusher draft class and recap the best performances from the NFL Combine. (00:00) - Chris and Beau on Jason Kelce's retirement from the NFL (4:55) - Mike Mayock on the 2024 NFL Combine, the Bears decision at #1, Caleb Williams and Advanced Scouting Metrics (53:15) - Beau Allen and Chris breakdown the 2024 NFL Edge Rusher Draftees and recap the best performances from the NFL Combine

Cam Heyward! Walter Payton Man of the Year and the Pittsburgh Steelers. Chiefsaholic, Patriots Documentary, and Combine Talk.

Macon gives a Hello to St. Louis, Missouri, and Chris salutes Jimmy Buffet in the Layup Line. Chris, Macon and Bad Back Badke talk about player safety in the wake of Wake Forest’s court storming, and Chris rants about the deterioration of modern society after seeing Cam Newton get jumped. Brian Baumgartner, who you might know as Kevin from The Office, joins the program to talk about The Packers, playing fantasy football, and the enduring popularity of The Office. Beau Allen joins to preview the IDL prospects in this year’s draft and discuss potential college football road trips.

A full house in Studio J - Chris, Macon, Kyle and Nate "Dr. Fax" Collins - all join to hit a number of topics and have a few laughs. We start with a hello to Kirkland, Washington, talk our upcoming trip to South By Southwest. We get to talk Chris and Kyle's recent Madden Matchups, give out our congrats to Matthew Slater on his retirement and talk about the Dak Prescott contract and the possibilities the Cowboys have next season. We then welcome on Steve Belichick, the new defensive coordinator for the Washington Huskies. He talks about moving on from New England and the NFL to the college ranks, having to recruit and figure out NIL vs NLI, his new office view, coaching college kids vs NFL players and the Huskies' 2024 season. Then we talk a little grunge music, determine which famous 'beefs' we should end, give a few actors their NFL player comps and then talk our favorite iconic sports photos on the anniversary of the photo of the American Flag being planted on Iwo Jima. Enjoy the episode! (00:00) - Hello, Layup Line, SXSW and Madden (21:17) - Congratulations to Matthew Slater (23:30) - Dak Prescott's contract (36:00) - Steve Belichick on the Washington Huskies, coaching in New England and figuring out college recruiting (1:16:18) - Grunge music, famous feuds we can end, actors as NFLers and famous sports photos

Chris, Macon, Bad Back Badke and PFT coming at you from Studio J. We start today's episode with Chris recapping his weekend and the Dark Side of the Moon / Wizard of Oz combo move that he consumed on Sunday. We then welcome PFT Commenter to tell a few stories of being in Las Vegas during the Super Bowl, his excitement for the Dan Quinn era to begin in Washington and determine the worst ways to die! (00:00) - Kenny Chesney's New Song and Trump shoes (9:06) - Dark Side of Dorothy: Chris watched the Wizard of Oz set to the Dark Side of the Moon soundtrack (28:15) - Cold tub therapy (31:45) - Zyn Ad Men (35:13) - PFT Commenter on the future of the Washington Commanders with Dan Quinn at the helm, new potential stadium, stories from the Super Bowl in Las Vegas, how to fix the NBA All Star game and worst ways to die

Chris, Kyle, Nate and Bad Back Badke make today's Friday Freak Show episode a blast and a half. We cover Marc Trestman being hired by the Chargers, Bad Back Badke meeting us in Las Vegas during SB week, Steve Wilks being fired in SF and deliver a list of sad songs for 49er fans to listen to as they try to get over this SB loss. We get a history lesson from Chris while discussing best NFL offseason sporting events and then dive into a mailbag featuring a very divisive topic: could sumo wrestlers succeed in the NFL? (00:00) - Iran Claims the South Pole (8:26) - Marc Trestman Hired by LA Chargers (17:37) - Bad Back Badke in Las Vegas (30:55) - Chris on the Chiefs Parade Tragedy (42:58) - Steve Wilks Fired in SF and Best Sad Songs for 49ers Fans (58:53) - Best NFL Offseason Sporting Events (1:23:51) - Mailbag: Sumo in the NFL, Madden and New College Football Video Game being Released

Another round of interviews from Radio Row during our trip to Las Vegas. Chris starts the show by adding a little more color to the Super Bowl and discusses why Chiefs defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo could receive more head coaching interest during the next hiring cycle. Chris, Beau, Nate and Howie check in from media row last week and preview our guests. Then we talk to Puka Nacua, Orlando Brown Jr and David Njoku - all from the Toyota Tacoma media center. Puka tells us about the first time he met Aaron Donald and playing in Sean McVay's offense, David Njoku falls in love with the Toyota Tacoma and talks about his scary ordeal this season and then Orlando Brown Jr talks about playing with Joe Burrow and Patrick Mahomes and being a second generation NFLer. Enjoy! (00:00) - Chris talks playing for Steve Spagnuolo and his potential head coaching opportunities (33:20) - Justin Fields to Pittsburgh? (37:00) - Chris, Beau, Nate and Howie talk Radio Row in Las Vegas and Beau's night in the Sphere for U2 with Howie, Diane and Roger Goodell (43:15) - Puka Nacua on playing with Matthew Stafford, Sean McVay's intricate offense and meeting Aaron Donald for the first time (1:00:55) - David Njoku on playing with Joe Flacco, blocking Myles Garrett in practice and his frightening ordeal this past season (1:09:52) - Orlando Brown Jr on playing with Joe Burrow and Patrick Mahomes, being Kyle Long's teammate and being a second generation NFLer

Super Bowl LVIII Reactions! Chris, Kyle and Dr. Fax react to the Chiefs victory at SB LVIII, one of the greatest games ever. We talk about Patrick Mahomes' dominance, Andy Reid and Steve Spagnuolo's expert coaching and the biggest plays of the game. We also recap our trip to Vegas, distribute our Miller Lite Moments and America's Teams and give love to the folks that got us here - Toyota, Little Caesars and Miller Lite, and YOU! (00:00) - SB LVIII Live Reactions Presented by Little Caesars (45:00) - Best Super Bowl Commercials (55:00) - Green Light in Las Vegas (1:22:38) - Toyota Executive Dedra DeLilli on Toyota's Partnership with the NFL, Future of Toyota and Chris' Favorite Toyota Vehicles (1:28:45) - America's Teams Presented by Miller Lite: Pilots, NPC Casinos, Drake, Spags, Usher and Alicia Keys (1:42:00) - Miller Lite Mentions: Flight 87 Best Flight, Ice Spice's Best Seat, Beau at the Sphere, Patrick Mahomes' Game Ball and more!

Green Light at the Super Bowl! Chris, Beau, Nate and Stanford Steve preview Chiefs vs 49ers. We breakdown both squads and the matchup - Chris Jones' impact, the Brock Purdy hype and Deebo Samuel's potential big game. We then get into Super Bowl betting - the best plays, player props and give out advice on the fun props - gatorade color, national anthem length and more! (00:00) -SB LVIII Preview with Stanford Steve (31:49) - Super Bowl Prop Bets (35:23) - Fun SB Bets: Length of National Anthem, Gatorade Color and more!

Green Light at the Super Bowl! We've got another round of great guests at the Super Bowl! Jason Kelce comes through to talk with Chris and Beau about Eagles memories and his New Heights podcast. Then Jason's teammate DeVonta Smith follows to talk about this Eagles season, Nick Saban and Alabama. Vernon Davis comes through to remind Chrirs about their battles in the NFCW and talk Jim Harbaugh as a HC. And we finish today's episode with an appearance from Luke Kuechly, who talks about his memories of SB 50, his career since he retired and the Q Collar, a revolutionary tool in limiting brain injury impact in sports. Throughout the show, you'll also hear plenty of shoutouts to guys that rolled by us on radio row. Join us as we get to hang out at the Toyota Tacoma stage in Las Vegas and get a feel for the Radio Row life! (00:00) - Jason Kelce on the Eagles, nearly fighting Chris on Mount Kilimanjaro, Super Bowl and New Heights (49:19) - Vernon Davis on 49ers battles with the Rams and Chris, Jim Harbaugh wearing pads at practice and Super Bowl memories (1:00:07) - DeVonta Smith on Nick Saban and Alabama and the Eagles (1:16:41) - Luke Kuechly on playing with Cam Newton and Christian McCaffrey, SB 50, life after football and the the Q collar

Green Light at the Super Bowl! Chris, Beau and Dr. Fax come to you from the Super Bowl's Media Center in Las Vegas! We talk our time in Vegas so far, NFL players running into coyotes and Super Bowl Radio Row life. Then we welcome on Trey McBride from the Arizona Cardinals to talk Kyler Murray, Arizona's 2023 season and his work with the Wounded Warrior Project. We get to catch up with Jay Glazer and talk working at Fox with Howie Long, pranks on set and working through his ADHD diagnosis. And we end our show with Michael Pittman Jr of the Indianapolis Colts who talks USC, the Colts season and gives us a prediction for the Chiefs-49ers SB. Join us as we get to hang out at the Toyota Tacoma stage in Las Vegas and get a feel for the Radio Row life! (00:00) - Green Light from the Super Bowl in Las Vegas (25:23) - Cardinals TE Trey McBride on the Cardinals season, Kyler Murray and working with the Wounded Warrior Project (40:20) - Jay Glazer on Fox, pranks on Howie Long and his ADHD diagnosis (51:32) - Michael Pittman Jr on the Colts, USC and Toyota

Enjoy our 2023 NFL Season Awards episode. Chris Long, Macon Gunter and Kevin 'Bad Back' Badke give out their season awards from the best offensive & defensive performances, best coordinators, favorite color commentators favorite special teamer, favorite elder statesmen, favorite backup QB and more! And then we summarize out best Miller Lite Mentions from the season - our best & Worst Flights, Best & Worst Seats, Game Ball & More! (00:00) - Green Light at Super Bowl LVIII in Las Vegas presented by Toyota (5:30) - The Grammys (12:00) - Remembering Carl Weathers (21:15) - Green Light's Season Awards (48:45) - Green Light's Mentions of the Year

A wild and wonderful Freak Show Friday at the Green Light Podcast. Chris Long, Macon Gunter and Kevin 'Bad Back' Badke hit a number of topics. We start by sharing a little bit of our plan for the Super Bowl in Las Vegas - the fun we'll have all presented by Toyota. Then Chris shares his excitement after seeing Godzilla Minus 1 and Macon shares his excitement meeting Nolan Ryan. We then talk coaching hires - Mike Macdonald in Seattle and Dan Quinn in Washington, before inviting on Shane Steichen to talk the Colts 2023 season, nearly making the playoffs, Anthony Richardson and Gardner Minshew, Shane's memories with the Philadelphia Eagles and being a part of the tush push implementation. After Shane, Chris remembers his super bowl memories from the Patriots and the Eagles and then we end with an entertaining ad men. Enjoy! (00:00) - Chris and Kyle's Madden league (8:00) - Green Light at Super Bowl LVIII in Las Vegas presented by Toyota (12:40) - Godzilla Mins 1 is Chris' new favorite movie (20:00) - Macon meets Nolan Ryan (26:45) - Chris' thoughts on Mike Macdonald hired by Seattle and Dan Quinn hired by Washington (51:15) - Shane Steichen on the Indianapolis Colts, Anthony Richardson, Gardner Minshew, play calling intricacies, memories from the Eagles and the Tush Push (1:21:55) - Chris' Super Bowl memories with the Patriots and the Eagles (2:00:05) - Ad Men: Travis Kelce, Justin Tucker and Dan Campbell

It's Coach-talk Wednesday at the Green Light Podcast. Chris Long goes in depth on the Eagles hiring Kellen Moore and the impact he'll have on the offense, the Steelers finding an OC in Arthur Smith and Bobby Slowik and Ben Johnson both deciding to stay with their respective teams to make another run at the Super Bowl. After the coaching hiring news, Chris talks with Hannah Gordon, a former NFL executive, about the intricacies of NFL Head Coaching interviews and how owners can make the right decisions when hiring the leader of their teams. We end with a mailbag and if you don't believe in ghosts before this episode, you surely will afterwards. Much Love! (00:00) - Taylor Swift & Travis Kelce in the Long Household (7:35) - Coordinator News: Kellen Moore Hired by Philadelphia, Arthur Smith joins Pittsburgh, and Bobby Slowik and Ben Johnson Remain with Houston and Detroit (47:10) - Former NFL Executive Hannah Gordon talks Head Coaching Interviews, Hiring NFL Head Coaches and GMs, NFL Hiring Trends and Behind the Scenes of the Owner-HC Relationship (1:37:34) - Mailbag: Haunted San Francisco Hotels and NFL Injuries

One more NFL game remains in the 2023 NFL season! The 49ers and Chiefs have made it to the Super Bowl and will meet in Las Vegas in February. Chris Long and Kyle Long break down both games, talk Mahomes' dominance, Dan Campbell's 4th down decision, Brock Purdy as a game executive, and we give out our Miller Lite Moments and America's Teams. (00:00) - Kansas City Chiefs at Baltimore Ravens: Mahomes Magic (27:40) - Detroit Lions at San Francisco 49ers: Brock Purdy is Legit (50:10) - America's Teams Presented by Miller Lite: City of Detroit, Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift, Peter Schrager and Contestants of Farmer Wants a Wife (1:09:30) - Miller Lite Mentions: Flight 87 Best Flight, Eminem's Luxury Suite, Taunting and Dan Campbell

NFL Conference Championship Previews! Chris, Kyle, Macon and Bad Back Badke are all in house for another Friday Freak Show with an appearance from Stanford Steve. We run through the coaching hires across the league and then preview both the AFC and NFC Championships. Stanford Steve joins to talk the best bets of the Conference Championship weekend and then the fellas answer a fun mailbag! (00:00) - Jim Harbaugh Hired in Los Angeles (20:35) - Vic Fangio Hired in Philadelphia (28:50) - Shane Waldron Hired in Chicago (39:22) - Dave Canales Hired in Tampa Bay (43:25) - Brian Callahan Hired in Tennessee (47:38) - NFL Conference Championship Previews: Detroit Lions at San Francisco 49ers and Kansas City Chiefs at Baltimore Ravens (1:08:00) - Stanford Steve's Best Bets for the Conference Championships (1:36:30) - Raheem Morris Hired in Atlanta (1:42:15) - MAILBAG: NFL Head Coaches of People Who Haven't Coached Football, Red Flags for Head Coaches and Drug Lair Necessities!

Chris Long delivers an epic mailbag episode, complete with his favorite landing spots for Kirk Cousins, his take on Josh Allen vs Patrick Mahomes, his defense of Zyn as it is being zeroed in on by Chuck Schumer, his list of teams he would've played for and MORE! (00:00) - Intro (4:45) - Chris Defends Zyn from Senator Chuck Schumer (10:57) - Chris' Favorite Teams for Kirk Cousins (21:30) - Impact of Josh Allen vs Patrick Mahomes (41:42) - Comparing specific actors to football players (55:20) - Teams Chris was interested in playing for during his NFL career