{"id":794368,"date":"2026-03-05T18:54:18","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T18:54:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/794368\/"},"modified":"2026-03-05T18:54:18","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T18:54:18","slug":"buffalo-bills-chicago-bears-dj-moore-trade-compensation-finalized","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/794368\/","title":{"rendered":"Buffalo Bills, Chicago Bears DJ Moore trade compensation finalized"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>DJ Moore is officially on his way to Buffalo after weeks of speculation about his future with the Chicago Bears. The move brings an end to questions surrounding the wide receiver\u2019s status as the Bears work through a tight salary cap situation.<\/p>\n<p>GM Ryan Poles had already suggested the team might make changes at the position, and now Moore is headed to the Bills in a deal that clears $16.5 million from Chicago\u2019s 2026 cap number.<\/p>\n<p>MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebiglead.com\/dj-moore-trade-from-chicago-gives-the-bears-a-big-opportunity-this-offseason\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">DJ Moore trade from Chicago gives the Bears a big opportunity this offseason\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Moore has been one of the more reliable players on Chicago\u2019s roster over the past three years, appearing in all 51 games from 2023 through 2025.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/default-342-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Former Chicago Bears wide receiver DJ Moore \" class=\"wp-image-128996\"  \/>Former Chicago Bears wide receiver DJ Moore runs for a touchdown in the fourth quarter of the NFL football game between Chicago Bears and Cincinnati Bengals at Paycor Stadium in Cincinnati on Nov. 2, 2025.<\/p>\n<p>He racked up 244 receptions for 3,012 yards and 22 touchdowns during that stretch, serving as a consistent target despite Chicago\u2019s offensive struggles.<\/p>\n<p>According to ESPN\u2019s Adam Schefter, the full details show Moore and a 2026 fifth-round pick heading to the Bills in exchange for a 2026 second-round pick.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Compensation agreed upon:<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udfc8Buffalo gets: DJ Moore and 2026 5th-round pick.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udfc8Chicago gets: 2026 2nd-round pick.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AdamSchefter\/status\/2029611173302153634?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">March 5, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Buffalo has been searching for a true difference-maker at receiver since trading Stefon Diggs to Houston two offseasons ago. Moore provides the Bills with exactly that kind of production. He brings eight years of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebiglead.com\/category\/nfl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">NFL <\/a>experience and four 1,000-yard seasons since Carolina drafted him in the first round back in 2018.<\/p>\n<p>Moore has proven he can operate at all three levels of the field and has already developed chemistry with multiple quarterbacks, including Bryce Young in Carolina and Caleb Williams in Chicago.<\/p>\n<p>MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebiglead.com\/browns-myles-garrett-cited-for-speeding-again-in-northeast-ohio\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NFL star Myles Garrett cited for speeding again in Northeast Ohio<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/default-340-1024x681.jpg\" alt=\"Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen\" class=\"wp-image-128980\"  \/>Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen calls a play during NFL football AFC Wild Card playoff matchup. [Corey Perrine\/Florida Times-Union]<\/p>\n<p>The addition also reunites Moore with Bills head coach Joe Brady, who worked with him as Carolina\u2019s offensive coordinator from 2020 to 2021. That existing relationship could speed up Moore\u2019s integration into Buffalo\u2019s system.<\/p>\n<p>The Bills enter 2026 with several uncertainties at receiver beyond Khalil Shakir. Keon Coleman, Joshua Palmer and Curtis Samuel round out the group, though Samuel played alongside Moore during their time with the Panthers.<\/p>\n<p>The trade becomes official when the new league year opens next Wednesday, giving Moore a chance to elevate Josh Allen\u2019s offense as Buffalo looks to remain among the AFC\u2019s top contenders.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebiglead.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Enjoy free coverage of the top news &amp; trending stories on The Big Lead <\/a>\u2014<\/p>\n<p>NFL: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebiglead.com\/5-most-overrated-nfl-free-agents-hitting-the-market-in-2026\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">5 most overrated NFL free agents hitting the market in 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>MLB: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebiglead.com\/what-drug-did-jurickson-profar-take-new-reports-reveals-ped-use\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">What drug did Jurickson Profar take? MLB announces PED use<\/a><\/p>\n<p>SPORTS MEDIA: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebiglead.com\/stephen-a-smith-bashes-underwhelming-nba-star-food-addict\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Stephen A. Smith bashes underwhelming NBA star as \u2018food addict\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p>VIRAL: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebiglead.com\/nbc-delivers-epic-nostalgia-throwback-tuesday-nba-broadcast\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NBC delivers epic nostalgia with \u2018Throwback Tuesday\u2019 NBA broadcast<\/a><\/p>\n<p>WORLD CUP: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebiglead.com\/will-iran-compete-in-the-2026-world-cup-donald-trump-weighs-in\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Will Iran compete in the 2026 World Cup? Donald Trump weighs in<\/a><\/p>\n<p>WNBA: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebiglead.com\/letter-from-2-time-mvp-4-time-all-star-reveals-rift-between-wnba-players-union-leaders\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Players, union leaders divided, claims letter from 2-time MVP and 4-time All-Star<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"DJ Moore is officially on his way to Buffalo after weeks of speculation about his future with the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":794369,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2070],"tags":[374,53,692,391,2493,1475,198,7,6],"class_list":{"0":"post-794368","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-chicago-bears","8":"tag-bears","9":"tag-buffalo-bills","10":"tag-chicago","11":"tag-chicago-bears","12":"tag-chicagobears","13":"tag-dj-moore","14":"tag-featured","15":"tag-football","16":"tag-nfl"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/794368","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=794368"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/794368\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/794369"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=794368"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=794368"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=794368"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}