{"id":794279,"date":"2026-03-05T18:03:22","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T18:03:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/794279\/"},"modified":"2026-03-05T18:03:22","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T18:03:22","slug":"is-dj-moore-good-what-blockbuster-trade-means-for-josh-allen-and-bills-super-bowl-chances","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/794279\/","title":{"rendered":"Is DJ Moore good? What blockbuster trade means for Josh Allen and Bills&#8217; Super Bowl chances"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us\/nfl\/buffalo-bills\/news\/dj-moore-good-what-blockbuster-trade-means-josh-allen-and-bills-super-bowl-chances\/39a5e073ead91af563a66f6c?utm_source=yahoo&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=appeared_on\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Is DJ Moore good? What blockbuster trade means for Josh Allen and Bills&#039; Super Bowl chances;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Is DJ Moore good? What blockbuster trade means for Josh Allen and Bills&#8217; Super Bowl chances<\/a> originally appeared on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us?utm_source=yahoo&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=appeared_on\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:The Sporting News;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">The Sporting News<\/a>. Add The Sporting News as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Preferred Source by clicking here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Preferred Source by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us\/nfl\/buffalo-bills\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Buffalo Bills;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Buffalo Bills<\/a> have their new best wide receiver.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s DJ Moore, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us\/nfl\/buffalo-bills\/news\/why-bills-had-trade-dj-moore-help-josh-allen\/4c47c3ac859198bfcff45eaa\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:in a trade from the Chicago Bears;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">in a trade from the Chicago Bears<\/a>. And unlike some of the other trade rumors that had been floating around, Moore is a little less known.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s probably because he spent the first half of his NFL career with the Carolina <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us\/nfl\/carolina-panthers\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Panthers;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Panthers<\/a> (where he did overlap a bit with new Bills head coach Joe Brady).<\/p>\n<p>But because of that, it&#8217;s worth breaking down why this can be a win for the Bills.<\/p>\n<p>MORE:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us\/nfl\/dallas-cowboys\/news\/cowboys-66-million-decision-shows-how-nfl-salary-cap-fake\/02ff5d0f102e967dfb1f57ae\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Cowboys show how NFL salary cap is (mostly) fake;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Cowboys show how NFL salary cap is (mostly) fake<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Is DJ Moore good?<\/p>\n<p>Yes, DJ Moore remains a high-quality NFL wide receiver.<\/p>\n<p>Moore was originally a first-round pick (No. 24) by the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us\/nfl\/carolina-panthers\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Carolina Panthers;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Carolina Panthers<\/a>\u00a0in 2018.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>He spent five years with the Panthers, catching 364 passes for 5,201 yards and 21 touchdowns.<\/p>\n<p>Moore then spent the past three seasons with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us\/nfl\/chicago-bears\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Bears;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Bears<\/a>, reeling in 244 passes for 3,012 yards and 20 TDs.<\/p>\n<p>He had 96 catches in 2023 and 98 in 2024 before just 50-682-6 in 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Moore&#8217;s game is a lot like Stefon Diggs, who was a superstar when paired with Josh Allen.<\/p>\n<p>The Bills will still have Khalil Shakir getting a lot of work out of the slot, but on the outside, it&#8217;ll be Moore getting the most action.<\/p>\n<p>He&#8217;ll turn 29 in April, so Moore likely still has some of his prime remaining. The Bears traded him because they had younger players emerge at WR, but it&#8217;s not an indictment of his talent.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>This deal has the potential to work out really nicely for Buffalo. It also removes the pressure to draft a WR in the first round.<\/p>\n<p>Super Bowl chances increase thanks to this addition, for sure.<\/p>\n<p>More NFL news:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Is DJ Moore good? 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