(104.3 The Score) The Bears are trading veteran receiver DJ Moore to the Bills, a source said. ESPN first reported the news Thursday morning.
The Bears will acquire a 2026 second-round pick in the deal in exchange for Moore and a 2026 fifth-round pick going to the Bills, according to reports. Another significant benefit for Chicago is salary cap relief. Moore was slated to earn more than $23 million each of the next four years.
Moore, 28, has played the last three seasons with the Bears. He hauled in 244 receptions for 3,012 yards and 20 touchdowns in 51 games with the team. Moore had a drop-off in production in 2025, catching just 50 passes for 682 yards and six touchdowns in his first year in head coach Ben Johnson's system.
Bears general manager Ryan Poles indicated at the NFL Combine last week that difficult decisions were looming for the team with respect to the salary cap, and he began listening to offers for Moore and other key players.
Poles made it clear that the Bears coveted Moore as a player but pointed to the realities of the team's salary cap situation.
"We want him here,” Poles said. “We think highly of him. He's a great teammate. He has been productive pretty consistently over the last couple years that he has been here. So, I have nothing but great things to say about him. But this is the time where we have to look at all the different scenarios and see what can allow us to put the best team we can put out there.”
The Bears have also shopped veteran linebacker Tremaine Edmunds on the trade market with an eye toward salary cap flexibility. It's unclear whether the trade of Moore will impact the Bears' plan with Edmunds.
The trade of Moore can't become official until next Wednesday at 3 p.m., when the new league year begins.
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