The 28-year-old D.J. Moore landed in Chicago after a blockbuster trade sent him from the Panthers to the Bears in exchange for the first overall pick in the 2023 NFL Draft. After a successful first season, in which the wideout posted a career-high in receiving yards with 1,364, D.J. Moore signed a four-year, $110 million extension with $82.6 million guaranteed.
Moore now leaves Chicago on the back of his statistically worst season in the NFL, which saw the Philadelphia-born wide receiver put up 50 receptions for 682 receiving yards and 6 touchdowns.
Across his three seasons with the Bears, Moore put up 3,012 receiving yards and 20 touchdowns on 361 receptions. His most famous moment came in the 2025 NFL season, when Moore caught a walk-off game-winner against the Green Bay Packers in Week 16 - a moment that was named Moment of the Year at the 2025 NFL Awards.
In Buffalo, D.J. Moore joins former NFL MVP Josh Allen and newly-appointed head coach Joe Brady, who was the Carolina Panthers' OC in 2020. During that season, Moore put up 1,193 receiving yards on 66 receptions, posting a career-high 18.1 yards per reception.
The Bills fired HC Sean McDermott after a 12-5 season that ended in the AFC Divisional Round with a 33-30 OT loss to the Denver Broncos - the Bills' fourth Divisional Round exit in five years.
No Buffalo Bills wide receiver posted at least 750 receiving yards in the 2025 NFL season, with Khalil Shakir leading the team with 719 receiving yards. Tight ends Dalton Kincaid (571) and Dawson Knox (417) completed the top 3, while Kevon Coleman (404) and Josh Palmer (303) following Shakir as the nearest wide receivers.
Despite the lack of a true WR1, Josh Allen put up 3,668 passing yards and 25 passing touchdowns, which, along with his 579 rushing yards and 14 rushing touchdowns, earned him a third-place finish in the NFL MVP race behind Drake Maye and MVP Matthew Stafford.
Second blockbuster trade
The D.J. Moore trade is the second blockbuster NFL trade in two days.
On Wednesday, the Kansas City Chiefs sent CB Trent McDuffie to the Los Angeles Rams in exchange for the 27th overall pick in the 2026 NFL Draft, along with a 2026 fifth-rounder, a 2026 sixth-rounder, and a 2027 third-rounder.
The offseason will soon reach a new stage with the legal tampering period starting on Monday, March 9th - two days before the new league years starts, along with free agency.