After three productive seasons with the Bears, DJ Moore is no longer in the Windy City. He was the odd man out in the Chicago Bears' crowded wide receiver room, and when the Buffalo Bills offered a second-round pick for his services, the final nail in the coffin was hammered.
Although the Bills made a significant investment to acquire the 28-year-old playmaker, the latest developments suggest that they may not be fully sold on Moore as the WR1.
Just when Moore was presumably thinking that he would be the top dog again in Buffalo, the Bills are reportedly looking to add more talent on the outside. The Bills are targeting wide receivers with their first-round pick, with team insider Kevin Massare saying, "the Bills are all over this WR class. It’s getting increasingly more likely they take one towards the top of the draft."
Bills Still Have WR Concerns Despite DJ Moore Trade
One prospect that has emerged as a contender to be Buffalo's No. 26 pick in the draft is KC Concepcion of Texas A&M.
Not only is he from the area, but the Bills are reportedly hosting him for a top-30 visit. Whether the Bills will ultimately go for Concepcion remains to be seen, but the fact that they are even considering using their first-round pick on a wide receiver is not a good sign for Moore.
Moore is all too familiar with teams drafting elite prospects to push him further down the pecking order.
Chicago used early-round picks in back-to-back drafts to bring in Rome Odunze and Luther Burden III because they weren't quite convinced of Moore's ability to be the alpha in the WR room. Even though the up-and-coming duo had some bumps along the way, Moore still averaged fewer yards (40.1) and fewer receptions (2.9) per game than Odunze (55.1, 3.7) and Burden (43.5, 3.1) last season.
In fact, it was Moore's least productive season, which saw him record career lows in catches (50) and receiving yards (682).
On paper, the Bills should give Moore more opportunities to shine. They lacked a true WR1 last season as the ball spread out to Khalil Shakir, Keon Coleman, and Josh Palmer. Shakir was the only wideout on the team to have over 500 yards last season.
Moore should be able to give quarterback Josh Allen a reliable veteran option, but things could quickly change if the Bills bring in another pass-catcher who needs touches. In that scenario, Moore's hopes of turning things around and becoming a 1,000-yard receiver again may be short-lived.
The Bills are confirmed as one of the Bears' 2026 road opponents, so it'll be interesting to see what Moore's situation will look like when that clash occurs. For his sake, he should consider his new team's reported WR hunt as a clear sign to step up to avoid history repeating itself.