D.J. Moore‘s Bears future has been in query, and he’ll indeed be on the move soon. The veteran wideout shall be dealt to the Bills once the brand new league 12 months begins, as first reported by ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
Chicago will receive a 2026 second-round pick (No. 60 overall) within the deal while sending a 2026 fifth-rounder back to Buffalo, per NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero. The Bears may also see $16.5MM in cap savings, in keeping with Jason Fitzgerald of OverTheCap, though that won’t kick in until the trade is processed initially of the brand new league 12 months. Consequently, they’ll have to make other moves to change into cap-compliant by next Wednesday.
The Bills will tackle the rest of Moore’s contract, which runs through 2029. He’s owed $24.5MM in every year with the identical cap number. His 2026 salary is already guaranteed, and $15.5MM of his 2027 salary guarantees on March 13. Buffalo can also be guaranteeing $15.5MM of Moore’s 2028 salary as a part of the trade, per Schefter. It’s unclear in the event that they are expanding the 2027 guarantees to cover your entire 12 months’s salary. Moore, notably, has negotiated fully-guaranteed compensation for every of his first nine seasons within the NFL and will thoroughly get to 11 consequently of this deal.
Together with the second-rounder they moved to amass him, that could be a hefty commitment for a player who just posted career-low receiving numbers within the NFL’s Tenth-ranked passing offense. His 1.44 yards per route run in 2024 and 1.24 YPRR in 2025 are the bottom figures of his profession, per Pro Football Focus, (subscription required). Nonetheless, that will be partially attributed to a crowded Bears offense that featured a powerful running game and young pass-catchers Rome Odunze, Colston Loveland, and Luther Burden.
Still, Buffalo had a transparent desire to upgrade their receiving corps. They checked in on A.J. Brown and Alec Pierce, per Sports Illustrated’s Albert Breer, but ultimately opted to reunite Moore with head coach Joe Brady. The 2 last worked together in Carolina in 2020 and 2021, during which period Moore put up 2,350 yards and eight touchdowns on 159 receptions. Perhaps Brady can get him back to that production or higher in a receiver room with less competition – Khalil Shakir was the one Bills wideout to top 40 receptions or 500 receiving yards last 12 months. But given the financial and draft compensation, it is tough to love this trade for the Bills. Moore is about to show 29 after two years of decline and the team is basically tied to him through his age-31 season after adding guarantees to his deal.