{"podcast":{"title":"Go Long Podcast","slug":"go-long-podcast-1335022","podcast_index_feed_id":1335022,"rss_url":"https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/222258/s/2856.rss","website_url":"https://www.golongtd.com/s/podcast","image_url":"https://substackcdn.com/feed/podcast/222258/s/2856/88e2bccdd9fd77990cf5c234e34c9b09.jpg","author":"Tyler Dunne","episode_count":658,"summary":"An unfiltered look at pro football.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-05T14:17:06.120719+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/go-long-podcast-1335022"},"episode":{"title":"T.J. Lang, uncut","slug":"t-j-lang-uncut","published_at":"2026-03-06T12:20:52+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/go-long-podcast-1335022/t-j-lang-uncut","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/go-long-podcast-1335022","url":"https://www.golongtd.com/p/tj-lang-uncut","audio_url":"https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/189905654/a2e5f4743932efb8909674be3440ddfd.mp3","summary":"Fifteen years ago, I met a young Green Bay Packers offensive guard on the far side of the locker room. Almost immediately, we started discussing his wild Green Bay nights and his deep, personal transformation . A couple years later, he opened up on the death of his father. Mining for unfiltered honesty inside a modern NFL locker room isn’t easy. Some players treat interactions with reporters as an obligation in their contract. They’re on autopilot. Then, there’s T.J. Lang. Unapologetic authenticity — on and off the field — endeared Lang to fans his full decade in the NFL. Through eight years with the Packers and two with the Lions, everyone knew precisely what they’d get… right down to a forearm shiver to the chin if you messed with his quarterback. Here on the podcast, Lang spends nearly two hours reliving all highs, all lows from his life in trenches. These days, he’s on the Lions radio broadcast. Of course, he also considers himself a Packer at heart. Video and audio is available here. Prefer words? Here’s the full transcript as well: Topics include: * Moment of truth in 2011. He could’ve partied his way right out of the NFL. * Hockey mentality. Lang grew up on the Detroit Red Wings and viewed himself as a Darren McCarty-like enforcer on Sundays. * Yes, Lang sees the glaring lack of such a specimen on the current Packers, too. That play at Denver bothered him, too. * Up close, Lang sees how NIL and the transfer portal is drastically changing the pool of players entering the NFL. Not for the better. * Are you an O-Line junkie? You’ll absolutely want to hear how Lang, Josh Sitton and the Packers’ front five screwed with opposing linebackers before the snap. * All playoff heartbreak. He tries not to think about the 2014 NFC Championship, but there’s no escape. This cha…","meta_description":"Fifteen years ago, I met a young Green Bay Packers offensive guard on the far side of the locker room. Almost immediately, we started discussing his wild…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":6382,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/go-long-podcast-1335022/episodes/t-j-lang-uncut/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/go-long-podcast-1335022/t-j-lang-uncut.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}