{"id":846179,"date":"2026-04-01T02:32:34","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T02:32:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/846179\/"},"modified":"2026-04-01T02:32:34","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T02:32:34","slug":"nfc-notes-taylor-decker-d-j-moore-bears-lions-packers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/846179\/","title":{"rendered":"NFC Notes: Taylor Decker, D.J. Moore, Bears, Lions, Packers"},"content":{"rendered":"

Chicago traded WR D.J. Moore<\/a> to Buffalo with a fifth-round pick for a second-round pick to save $16 million in cap space. Bears HC Ben Johnson talked about the business side that forced the move, and admitted it was tough to see one of their leaders go.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cA lot of factors went into it,\u201d Johnson said, via Dan Wiederer<\/a>. \u201cI love DJ. Shoot, I got a little emotional when the trade happened. He came in and he made his rounds saying goodbye to the coaches and Ryan (Poles) and his crew. It hurts because I viewed him as one of the leaders. Yet the business is the business.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe had to make some decisions in terms of salary cap and things of that nature. I think the best thing for him is, he\u2019s going to a great situation. He\u2019s got a history with Joe Brady. I think he\u2019s very excited to play with another talented quarterback in Josh Allen<\/a>. I think we\u2019re putting him in a great spot. I\u2019ve been a part of some of those trades in my past where you move on from a guy and he\u2019s not necessarily going to a great situation. I\u2019m happy for him. Yet I feel like it was probably the move we needed to make.\u201d<\/p>\n

Former Lions LT Taylor Decker<\/a> expressed frustration during a recent interview about the team\u2019s perceived inability to reach out and thank him for his contributions over the past 10 years, with HC Dan Campbell<\/a> telling reporters he plans to reach out to Decker at some point in the future.<\/p>\n

\u201cLook, I\u2019m going to give nothing but flowers to Deck for everything he did for us and what he\u2019s done for this organization. And look, I\u2019m sure as hell not going to call him right now, not after all this article came out. But I\u2019ll call him. I\u2019m going to call him in time. But I want him to know it\u2019s real and it\u2019s a real phone call. But, man, we appreciate everything he did,\u201d Campbell said, via LionsWire.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Packers HC Matt LaFleur said he wasn\u2019t too worried about his contract situation, considering that it was something that was out of his control.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat was out of my control, so I tried not to worry about it too much,\u201d LaFleur said, via Pro Football Talk<\/a>. \u201cI was confident in what we\u2019ve been able to do. And certainly, are we satisfied? Hell no. Not even close. I mean, we always want more. Until you\u2019re hoisting that Lombardi, you\u2019re not going to be satisfied \u2014 and even then, you\u2019re going to want to do it again. So, I\u2019m certainly grateful for the opportunity. I love this organization. I love the city, the people, and the community. But I love our players, too. And going to work with Jordan Love<\/a> every day is a pretty cool deal. I think he\u2019s an unbelievable quarterback and an even better guy.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYou\u2019ve got to capitalize on the opportunities,\u201d LaFleur added on getting back to the playoffs. \u201cI think if you look back last season, there were multiple instances where we didn\u2019t get it done where we were in a position \u2014 whether it was Cleveland, Dallas, Carolina, Philly, both Chicago games \u2014 where a play goes different and you have a different result. But it didn\u2019t. So, you\u2019ve got to own it, you\u2019ve got to try to learn from it, and just move forward. But I just think it\u2019s going to take a consistent approach.\u201d<\/p>\n

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