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Locked On Bears podcast is your daily ticket to stay ahead of the game and the first to know the latest news, analysis, and insider info for the Chicago Bears and the National Football League. Hosted by Pro Football Focus analyst Lorin Cox, the Locked On Bears podcast provides your daily Bears fix with expert guests and opinion, local analysis, and coverage of all aspects of the Windy City franchise. The Locked On Bears podcast takes you beyond the scoreboard for the inside scoops on the biggest stories from within the Bears locker room and all over the NFL. The Locked On Bears podcast is part of the Locked On Podcast Network. Your Team. Every Day.

Recent Episodes
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  • Biggest questions Chicago Bears and Ben Johnson need to answer in 2025 NFL Draft
    Apr 22, 2025 – 00:29:48
  • Build Your Own Chicago Bears Mock Draft: Best NFL Draft pairings with Ashton Jeanty, Tyler Warren
    Apr 21, 2025 – 00:29:42
  • TJ Edwards’ contract extension and a new role for Kyler Gordon in Dennis Allen’s Chicago Bears defense
    Apr 18, 2025 – 00:28:02
  • NFL SQUAD: Three QBs In Round 1 | OROY/DROY From 2025 NFL Mock Draft?
    Apr 17, 2025 – 00:47:26
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    Apr 17, 2025 – 00:44:41
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  • Best NFL Draft tight end alternatives if Chicago Bears don’t take Tyler Warren from Penn State
    Apr 16, 2025 – 00:27:21
  • Ashton Jeanty is only running back Chicago Bears should consider with 10th pick NFL Draft
    Apr 15, 2025 – 00:27:59
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    Apr 14, 2025 – 00:27:44
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    Apr 11, 2025 – 00:28:57
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    Apr 10, 2025 – 00:27:58
  • Ben Johnson sends strong message to Chicago Bears at first team meeting: Don’t just win, DOMINATE
    Apr 9, 2025 – 00:28:11
  • Chicago Bears Win Total: Is under 8.5 wins a failed first season for Ben Johnson?
    Apr 8, 2025 – 00:27:51
  • Biggest wildcards for Chicago Bears in NFL Draft: Shadeur Sanders and New England Patriots
    Apr 7, 2025 – 00:29:06
  • Top NFL Draft running backs for Chicago Bears not named Ashton Jeanty | Best fits for Ben Johnson
    Apr 4, 2025 – 00:28:07
  • NFL SQUAD: Tush Push DEBATE Leads NFL Annual Meeting
    Apr 4, 2025 – 00:34:40
  • Will Campbell or Armand Membou: Which OL prospect is best fit for Chicago Bears in NFL Draft?
    Apr 3, 2025 – 00:29:03
  • Chicago Bears sound eager to trade down in NFL Draft | Ben Johnson, Ryan Poles at NFL owners meetings
    Apr 2, 2025 – 00:28:30
  • Ben Johnson hints at Chicago Bears’ NFL Draft plans for RB, OT arm length at NFL owners meetings
    Apr 1, 2025 – 00:29:49
  • How many OT prospects in NFL Draft are actually upgrades for Chicago Bears over Braxton Jones?
    Mar 31, 2025 – 00:29:03
  • What it would cost Chicago Bears to trade up from 10th pick in NFL Draft | Who to trade up for?
    Mar 28, 2025 – 00:29:34
  • NFL SQUAD: Tight End Has STRONGEST Positional Value In 2025 NFL Draft
    Mar 28, 2025 – 00:35:56
  • Chicago Bears will have trouble trading down from 10th overall pick in NFL Draft
    Mar 27, 2025 – 00:29:27
  • Don’t rule out Chicago Bears using first-round NFL Draft pick on cornerback or safety
    Mar 26, 2025 – 00:28:39
  • Building the Chicago Bears 2025 NFL Draft big board | Top 10 NFL Draft prospects for Ryan Poles
    Mar 25, 2025 – 00:29:56
  • Should Chicago Bears consider Penn State TE Tyler Warren with 1st round pick in NFL Draft?
    Mar 24, 2025 – 00:28:08
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    Mar 21, 2025 – 00:29:59
  • NFL SQUAD: NFL Rule Changes SPARKS Debate | League Overhaul Incoming?
    Mar 21, 2025 – 00:33:35
  • Devin Duvernay upgrades Chicago Bears punt return game with WR upside, but kickoffs still a question
    Mar 20, 2025 – 00:27:56
  • How big of a need is running back for Chicago Bears? Upgrade from D’Andre Swift and Roschon Johnson?
    Mar 19, 2025 – 00:27:25
  • Do Chicago Bears have enough weapons for Caleb Wiliams and Ben Johnson?
    Mar 18, 2025 – 00:29:49
  • What Chicago Bears should expect from Atlanta Falcons free agents Dalman, Jarrett, and Zaccheaus
    Mar 17, 2025 – 00:29:32
  • How Drew Dalman will make Caleb Williams better as Chicago Bears’ center and quarterback pairing
    Mar 14, 2025 – 00:29:07
  • NFL SQUAD: NFL Free Agency BIGGEST IMPACT Signing?
    Mar 14, 2025 – 00:39:38
  • Grady Jarrett, Joe Thuney bring leadership and winning culture to Chicago Bears locker room
    Mar 13, 2025 – 00:29:15
  • Chicago Bears still have more roster holes to fill after big free agent signings
    Mar 12, 2025 – 00:28:30
  • Chicago Bears free agent deals with Dalman, Odeyingbo and Jarrett are good value but still risky
    Mar 11, 2025 – 00:29:47
  • What Chicago Bears need to accomplish in free agency before NFL Draft | Drew Dalman on Day 1?
    Mar 10, 2025 – 00:29:16
  • Chicago Bears as a landing spot for Trey Hendrickson? Navigating the offseason edge rusher market
    Mar 7, 2025 – 00:27:43
  • NFL SQUAD: Veteran WR Market HEATING UP Ahead Of NFL Free Agency
    Mar 7, 2025 – 00:35:06
  • Brilliant Joe Thuney trade simplifies Chicago Bears offensive line plan in free agency and NFL Draft
    Mar 6, 2025 – 00:29:24
  • Jonah Jackson trade shows Chicago Bears desperation for rebuilding offensive line
    Mar 5, 2025 – 00:29:29
  • Rebuilding Chicago Bears offensive line: Mock offseason with free agents and NFL Draft picks
    Mar 4, 2025 – 00:29:15
  • NFL Combine results shake up Chicago Bears NFL draft targets on offensive line: Will Campbell at 10?
    Mar 3, 2025 – 00:29:20
  • Chicago Bears should take advantage of loaded defensive tackle class in NFL Draft
    Feb 28, 2025 – 00:27:37
  • NFL Squad: Will Abdul Carter Be 1st Overall Pick in 2025 NFL Draft?
    Feb 28, 2025 – 00:31:01
  • Chicago Bears need to prioritize edge rusher with first round pick in NFL Draft
    Feb 27, 2025 – 00:28:58
  • Ben Johnson and Ryan Poles lay out Chicago Bears offseason plan at NFL combine
    Feb 26, 2025 – 00:27:56
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Recent Reviews
  • Brennanlamb
    Stop pushing the NFL pod
    Stop telling me the full NFL pod is going to discuss bears & after 40 minutes Chicago isn’t mentioned once.
  • daBeluga95
    Some good, most bad
    There are times when what he says makes sense and isn’t all that bad. The cross overs are the best episodes. Unfortunately that isn’t most of the time. It’s filled with simple “fan” like thoughts. Hardly any actual deep thinking into what is happening and why. Lots of addressing fake or bad rumors and running with the possibility of them being real. If you want to listen to the average fan, listen. If you want more actual in depth, go elsewhere. I still listen, but often end early due to smooth brained arguments that drive me crazy.
  • rage550
    What happened
    I’m not a Bears fan at all but I often listen for the information provided now it’s just point the finger when they lose What happened to this show??
  • LR712
    Justin Fields Isn’t Good Stop Crying
    Great Podcast bunch of cry baby fields fans in the reviews . Caleb Williams will be so much better than Justin fields you’ll forget he even existed by week 4. Caleb is a generational talent period fields is a great athlete but not even an average QB he’s ranked and rated below 32nd in multiple passing categories . But you Bears fans are so desperate for any QB you believe what you saw was worth keeping to “BUILD The Line” ??? Laughable 😂
  • twilight fan01
    3 sides to every story
    Lorin does a really nice job showing all the different views of a particular topic. Topics always have gray areas and he does a nice job exposing that.
  • SouthBendG
    Sometimes decent, often horrible Bears takes
    Lorin Cox often spends the first ten to fifteen mins talking in circles. Saying the same thing multiple times before digging into stats of the game. Also his talking comes across rushed or hyper. He isn’t horrible when he stays on track. But for a thirty min podcast too much is wasted talking to himself.
  • Nickimura
    Lorin’s the man
    Lorin is one of the more underrated Bears media guys, the daily format lets him take deep dives on a regular basis
  • FinnyMac
    Bad takes
    I’ve listened to Lorin’s bad takes for years. Sometimes amusing, many times annoying. The latest bad”know it all” take: Bears have no choice but get a QB in the first round next year. Sensational click bait. Yeah, lets ruin another QB and ignore the trenches, again. Even if JF1 isn’t the long term answer, why get another QB until the lines are at least good? Fields still has another year on his contract and the 5th year option before he would get really paid. Another QB would just be set up for failure, just like Fields, Trubisky, Foles, Dalton, Cutler and all the rest.
  • widhdkspandhsusks
    So Good!!!
    Lorin is great and knowledgeable about the X’s and O’s of the game and entertaining
  • Justaguyteyijgtowriteareview
    Slow down
    When speaking you sound rushed. Would be an easier listen if you didn’t speak to fast.
  • mSepsis
    Why are we talking about this?!
    Justin fields breaking *any* team record for passing completions, yards, touchdowns is just totally out of touch and delusional. Let’s see the guy improve his average passer rating of 79 first, ok?
  • CJ Halas
    STOP ALREADY
    This trade Fields is NONSENSE! Trade him and draft a QB who is NOT the athlete he is. . May not even be a backup. Let’s talk more free agent, Draft board! Might as well say let’s trade Fields for Mahomes , it is not worth the waste of our time. So gents don’t ruin a Great Podcast with this anymore.
  • bearsfan1999
    Justin Fields Fan Boy
    Lorin… we get it the media loves Fields.
  • maaron1123
    Orange Helmets
    I actually like the new alternative helmets. I call them the bearsicle helmets
  • SonRa9
    Subpar
    I want to support this pod but no longer can because the content is subpar.
  • the1calledcj
    Entertaining
    Lorin makes bears news sound so optimistic every day.
  • J-Dunk123
    Wish there was a postive pod about the bears
    This entire pod is worry and rumor no postive news or excitement into the next year, just second guessing of system you havent seen yet,
  • frank Hipolito
    Great source for bears news
    I'm not sure how he finds 30 minutes of Bear's news five days a week all year round but he does.
  • Kick2hestr
    One big commercial with a few Bears stories mixed in.
    Geez the sheer amount of ads makes this a chore to listen to. I don’t want to have to skip and ad every three minutes. Lorin also sounds like he is in a micro machines commercial. I keep having to check to be sure the playback isn’t on 1.5 speed. He sounds so monotone and rushed. And don’t even get me started on how he creepily says “bear down” at the end. Needless to say I rush to skip that.
  • seedfgtda
    Bears fan tired of the negative narrative
    I have been an avid listener but I’ve had to turn off the last 3 episodes and I’m finished listening to it. You bring such a negative image and I want to be excited about the season. Stay positive and your podcast could be awesome. It’s sad that someone like you that gets this platform to make it so uninviting as a bears fan. 🐻⬇️
  • BLG615_02
    Season win/loss predictions plz
    Love the daily podcast keep it up
  • Yolopolo123
    Please switch the host
    He’s so monotone and annoying. The way he says LOCKED ON BEARS makes me cringe I rush to skip it before he can say it
  • moose8133
    Listen daily
    I listen to the show daily. It’s for bears info but don’t think lorin knows football like he thinks he does.
  • Tonytonytony whaaaaa
    Too much filler
    This pod feels like a high school sophomore trying to pad a 2 page essay into 10 pages. There are too many instances in any given episode where the host rephrases the same point over and over again...either to pad the run time for ad revenue, or because he’s unprepared with his own talking points. For example, the host ate up about 2-3 minutes of airtime today asking people to send in voicemails of how they felt about the Fields pick, so he could identify why this pick felt different than other QBs drafted by the Bears. That should be a 15 second request max. There is no reason to obsess over it and restate it multiple times, especially when it takes up a fifth of your show’s run time.
  • BigSexyO1
    Subpar Analysis
    Lorin has the knowledge of an average fan when it comes to football, roster construction, and how the NFL and Bears operate. Nothing to listen to if you want to expand your knowledge. The ads are a little ridiculous too but that’s how they make money so hard to blame them.
  • SollySol69
    Great Pod
    For all the idiots saying there are too many ads it’s why God gave us a skip button and thumbs. Very good Bears podcast Lorin does great work.
  • underpar81
    Good info but dull
    I listen most days on my run, great info. But his voice is so boring. Wish he could be a little more lose. He sounds like an old am radio guy. He had locked on Jax a while back, and loved how that guy sounded and talked. Bear down
  • Galoa34)9
    Too short
    This podcast is too short for the amount of advertisements. The topics are not very in-depth and simply rehash information found by searching “#Bears” on Twitter. They should do 2 - 3 longer episodes that are more in depth and interesting.
  • B&A poppa
    Do not recommend. Packer fan in disguise.
    I use this podcast to go to sleep. As monotone as could be. Filled with ads about errection problems and build bars. He did a racist homage of Steven A Smith a while ago. Only time the host gets passionate is when the Bears are doing well and he feels the need to lecture the fan base about how bad the team is. Also made the argument that Roquan Smith was not as good as some of the other top linebackers while having nearly quadruple the stat lines. Fraud.
  • redline490
    Marginal
    Daily uploads but more than half the content is advertisements. Analytics are OK
  • adwda11
    Straight Bears
    It’s simple, it’s clear, and it’s smart. Every Bears fan should listen.
  • CoxSports
    Best Bears podcast
    You can’t find this level of Bears analysis anywhere else. Learn something new every episode
  • flash39cb
    Lorin is phenomenal
    Lorin brings the heat to the podcast! When I need daily exclusive Bears content, Lorin is my go to!
  • BukoTime
    Work well worth it
    No one works harder to go in depth covering the Bears than Lorin. Provides honest, cogent analysis in a sea of homerism.
  • OklahomaTrey
    So many ads.
    Show is legitimately half ads. Alright otherwise. Just nothing flashy, not a lot of solid guest. But a good daily pod if your a Bear addict.
  • dddaaanniel
    A must for any Bears fan
    I like that these are produced so frequently (usually at least every weekday sometimes more). Very well researched and thought out. He is passionate but also objective. Each episode is usually 25-30 minutes which I really like. So many analysts are too wordy. A minor criticism is that the amount of promotion time seems like quite a lot for a short podcast. I appreciate that he has bills to pay and I really don’t mind promotions it just seems like a large amount of time is allocated for them. Still, definitely a 5 star podcast.
  • Coach Web
    Great podcast
    This is a great podcast that keeps you up to date with everything Bears.
  • Danran1
    Just listen and make $$$
    Been listening since it started. Great insight to lines and some pics to cash in on. If your a gambler I recommend this must listen podcast!
  • eczgkb
    2 Reasons for 5 stars
    1. Bears knowledge and passion unmatched 2. Incredible podcast advertisement transitions
  • Pjcubs
    Hello
    Does this guy know anything about football ? Laughable opinions ! Hire me DELETE DELETE
  • ChicagoGenius
    The Best Chicago Bears Podcast
    I’ve been a subscriber to the Locked On Bears podcast for over a year & I must say this is some of the best detailed Chicago Bears/NFL content out! 🐻⬇️
  • Scott - Illinois
    Get Trubisky and Nagy some Blew Chew!
    Love the show Lorin thank you
  • Bngbsn
    Boring
    I love the bears, and I love the idea of daily content surrounding them. This podcast however is immensely boring and is lacking any emotion whatsoever. Lorin Cox sounds like he’s reading a script the entire time.
  • JamesNYC8965
    Way too many ads
    Decent pod but the massive ad volume for the pod is brutal. Not worth it imo.
  • Nitro928
    Get over the poop quote please!!!
    You’re killing me with the poop quote from Mack. The phrase equates to don’t peak too soon.
  • MikeWest33
    Ehh
    The analysis is pretty decent but I feel that Lorin sometimes wastes most of his time ranting on anything that seems to bother him. Also I find him that he mostly talks about the negatives more than the positives.
  • Bill Colbert
    Mitch's new podcast
    You guys should give Mitch his own podcast on the network. You can call it, "Locked On Allen Robinson".
  • chicub14
    Middle of the road
    Not the best, not the worst. Hassle to fast forward through all the commercials. There’s a half dozen better Bear Podcasts out there. Shouldn’t have to focus on a voice that’s uncomfortable rather than the point he’s trying to make. Yet, it is informative and worth the time especially game recap’s.
  • MattGK20
    Boring
    Used to listen regularly. Some decent info, plenty of fluff. Lorin’s takes are tiresome and the episodes lack sufficient content. Far better Bears podcasts out there.
  • JojoKnowsAll
    Good not great
    Has good, insightful breakdowns of players and games. Way way too many ads in a short podcast.
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