{"id":28335,"date":"2025-05-06T12:33:09","date_gmt":"2025-05-06T12:33:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/28335\/"},"modified":"2025-05-06T12:33:09","modified_gmt":"2025-05-06T12:33:09","slug":"elijah-moore-motivated-for-opportunity-with-buffalo-bills","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/28335\/","title":{"rendered":"Elijah Moore motivated for opportunity with Buffalo Bills"},"content":{"rendered":"

Buffalo Bills<\/a> wide receiver Elijah Moore put pen to paper, signing his one-year contract with the team<\/a> on May 5. It\u2019s a signing that represents true opportunity for both sides. For Moore it\u2019s a real chance to show that his talent has been miscast in previous stops. Regarding Buffalo, it\u2019s an opportunity to build something promising at wide receiver for the future. <\/p>\n

Following his official commitment, Moore met with members of the media over Zoom to discuss joining the Bills. Moore revealed that the process leading up to his decision to sign with the Bills was \u201ca little bit stressful,\u201d but not because he doubted the opportunity he\u2019d have playing with quarterback Josh Allen. Quite simply, Moore was just \u201choping that the right situation opened up that made sense\u201d \u2014 which he gratefully found when the call arrived from One Bills Drive.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen the opportunity with the Bills opened up, it just kind of just sparked some, you know, a lot of… a lot of smiles, a lot of engagement. Just to hear, you know, like how I would be viewed and fit in.\u201d<\/p>\n

After beginning his career with the New York Jets<\/a> as the 34th overall selection in the 2021 NFL Draft<\/a>, only to then be traded to the Cleveland Browns<\/a> after two seasons, Moore understands \u201cthe stigma that kind of goes around\u201d as a player now with his third team in five seasons. That said, he\u2019s confident in his abilities and what he can provide Buffalo this season. <\/p>\n

Moore explained that the Bills offered him the opportunity to earn his snaps, rather than being promised something borne out of circumstance due to draft status, contract numbers, or even prior production. That stuck with Moore, who respectfully stated that:<\/p>\n

\u201cMy whole career, I haven\u2019t really had, you know, too many great opportunities with a stable quarterback the entire season. You know, I\u2019ve been playing with so many guys \u2014 what it feels like is five quarterbacks every single season. So I just feel like having, you know, being blessed with opportunity to, God willing, have \u201817\u2019 for the entire season, the MVP at that. A top-tier-caliber player, top-tier-caliber team, top-tier-caliber coaches putting you in position, I just feel like it would just be the best position that I\u2019ve been put in yet. So, it\u2019s just so much to look forward to from that. Why not run towards it?\u201d<\/p>\n

Moore continually mentioned a strong dedication to his craft, and looks forward to the positive impact he can bring to both the locker room and the football field. I realizing he has plenty to learn still Moore said that \u201cif I\u2019m not good at it right now, I\u2019m going to work my ass off until I become great at it.\u201d<\/p>\n

While some are quick to say that Moore hasn\u2019t quite lived up to his draft status as the second pick of Round 2, he has managed to put together a fairly competitive resume as a second or third option in the passing game since entering the league. With the Browns, Moore saw at least 102 targets in both seasons. That came despite his having played with seven different quarterbacks in 34 games for Cleveland.<\/p>\n

Moore welcomes any role he\u2019s asked to play week in and out within an offense that prioritizes spreading the ball around. \u201cI feel like that\u2019s a good thing. I\u2019m never running from competition. At the end of the day, it\u2019s about winning with everybody,\u201d and Moore understands that with Josh Allen at the helm, he\u2019s joining a team that continually finds itself just one or two games away from playing in the Super Bowl<\/a>. \u201cI just want to be a part of something special. I want to add to it. I want to bring more light to it,\u201d Moore said when asked why he chose Buffalo.<\/p>\n

Check out all Elijah Moore had to say in his meeting with the media, including some in-depth conversations about his time playing along future NFL stars at Saint Thomas Aquinas High School in Ft. Lauderdale, FL, and for the Ole\u2019 Miss at the University of Mississippi. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Interestingly, Moore represents the second Browns wide receiver to join One Bills Drive in the last seven months. Where wide receiver Amari Cooper represented an immediate in-season need as a heady, no-nonsense veteran at last season\u2019s trade deadline, Moore allows the Bills another chance to make things work with a much younger player.<\/p>\n

Of course, Cooper wasn\u2019t afforded an entire offseason with Josh Allen, while Moore should get that benefit and more. With the Bills having just begun Phase 2 of their offseason program, Moore was in-house \u2014 only as an observer on Monday \u2014 while also joining \u201cOne Bills Live\u201d co-hosts Chris Brown and Steve Tasker at the team\u2019s field house. <\/p>\n

With a true twinkle in his eye and that million-dollar smile, Moore mentioned that he\u2019ll get to work on the field beginning with Tuesday\u2019s session. Hitting the field will have a bit of a reunion feel for Moore, as he played high school football alongside wide receiver Joshua Palmer, and later was a teammate of Dawson Knox\u2019s with Ole Miss<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Brown was quick mention the \u201cquarterback carousels\u201d Moore has experienced in four NFL seasons, and wondered what he thought of that situation being firmly in the rearview mirror with Josh Allen under center. \u201cYou see this smile?\u201d \u2014 Moore stated, genuinely happy and excited to have QB17 as his QB1:<\/p>\n

\u201cI was talking to my wife about it, you know, it\u2019s just finally I feel like I\u2019m blessed with the opportunity that I get to go show it and not even just because of myself. Obviously, I play receiver. I can\u2019t throw it to myself. to have a guy like that. I\u2019ve been playing against him for a couple years now. You see what I\u2019m saying? And when you\u2019re on the other side of it, you really get to break down the film and see what guys are really doing \u2014 and he\u2019s phenomenal. So, it\u2019s definitely super intriguing. I feel definitely grateful to be in this opportunity.\u201d<\/p>\n

Though he\u2019s new in town, Moore understands what offensive coordinator Joe Brady prefers for his guys \u2014 that everybody eats. \u201cOne-hundred percent. I definitely heard that. This is, like, the mantra here, and I definitely respect it.\u201d Moore also understands why it works, fully aware of the offense averaging 35 points a game during the 2024 NFL season. <\/p>\n

Brown was curious to know how the idea of positionless football and being required to understand all the roles on offense impacted Moore\u2019s mindset and study habits. Moore said that learning an offensive system conceptually allows one to \u201csee why the play is developing the way that it is,\u201d as opposed to only understanding one single facet of a given play.<\/p>\n

Admitting that he has a lot of stuff left to wrap up, pack up, and ship out two hours west in Cleveland while also finding a new home base in Western New York for his family, Moore emphatically stated that he\u2019s here and he\u2019s ready to work. Be sure to check out the rest of Moore\u2019s interview with Brownie and Tasker during Monday\u2019s edition of \u201cOne Bills Live,\u201d embedded in full below.<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Buffalo Bills wide receiver Elijah Moore put pen to paper, signing his one-year contract with the team on…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":28336,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2048],"tags":[215,214,53,5205,2090,2091,2086,715,7,23,29,3564,8702,6,2610,1621,3848,717],"class_list":{"0":"post-28335","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-buffalo-bills","8":"tag-bills","9":"tag-buffalo","10":"tag-buffalo-bills","11":"tag-buffalo-bills-depth-chart","12":"tag-buffalo-bills-news","13":"tag-buffalo-bills-roster","14":"tag-buffalobills","15":"tag-elijah","16":"tag-football","17":"tag-for","18":"tag-front-page","19":"tag-moore","20":"tag-motivated","21":"tag-nfl","22":"tag-opportunity","23":"tag-rumblings","24":"tag-videos","25":"tag-with"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/114460911941329114","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28335","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28335"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28335\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/28336"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28335"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28335"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28335"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}