{"id":261065,"date":"2025-08-04T12:41:13","date_gmt":"2025-08-04T12:41:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/261065\/"},"modified":"2025-08-04T12:41:13","modified_gmt":"2025-08-04T12:41:13","slug":"bears-hint-at-position-change-for-dj-moore-in-ben-johnsons-first-season-in-charge-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/261065\/","title":{"rendered":"Bears hint at position change for DJ Moore in Ben Johnson&#8217;s first season in charge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>DJ Moore is still a wide receiver for the Chicago Bears.<\/p>\n<p>But this season, he may not only be a wide receiver.<\/p>\n<p>In scrimmage action during training camp on Sunday, Moore lined up as a running back to the left of QB Caleb Williams in a shotgun formation.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Not only that, but the Bears ran a basic handoff for Moore going right, and he slithered his way for a touchdown.<\/p>\n<p>MORE:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us\/nfl\/dallas-cowboys\/news\/cowboys-micah-parsons-breaks-silence-trade-request-contract-standoff\/63562f527ef913829fe6860d\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Micah Parsons breaks silence on his trade request;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Micah Parsons breaks silence on his trade request<\/a><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s a totally new look brought out by new head coach, and offensive mastermind, Ben Johnson.<\/p>\n<p>Moore likely won&#8217;t be in the backfield a lot, but that has the potential to be a legitimate weapon, especially given that he&#8217;d likely be a great receiving threat from that spot on the field.<\/p>\n<p>The Bears had a brutally bad running game last year with D&#8217;Andre Swift and Roschon Johnson, and this offseason, they only added seventh-rounder Kyle Monangai.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s certainly worth considering for Chicago how to get a little more juice on the ground.<\/p>\n<p>MORE:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us\/nfl\/tampa-bay-buccaneers\/news\/buccaneers-coach-reveals-shilo-sanders-chances-making-tampa-bay-nfl-roster\/fa969dae79dd1a53adbd7aab\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Buccaneers&#039; coach reveals chances of Shilo Sanders making Tampa Bay NFL roster;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Buccaneers&#8217; coach reveals chances of Shilo Sanders making Tampa Bay NFL roster<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In Moore&#8217;s NFL career, he has 57 runs for 431 yards and a touchdown. Last season, he had 14 for 75, but they weren&#8217;t a garden-variety running action like this.<\/p>\n<p>Moore is a great receiver, of course, with 98 grabs for 966 yards and six scores in Williams&#8217; rookie season.<\/p>\n<p>This is just a chance for the Bears to see if their 28-year old star can do even more. And on first look, it seems like Moore just might have this capability.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>MORE NFL NEWS:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"DJ Moore is still a wide receiver for the Chicago Bears. 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