Buffalo Bills Execute Trade to Obtain WR D.J. Moore from Chicago

Orchard Park, N.Y. — The Buffalo Bills answered their most pressing offensive question of 2025 on Tuesday, acquiring veteran wide receiver D.J. Moore from the Chicago Bears in exchange for a 2026 second-round draft pick. The deal, first reported by ESPN’s Adam Schefter, also sends a 2026 fifth-round selection back to Buffalo, giving general manager Brandon Beane an extra late-round asset while securing the true No. 1 target quarterback Josh Allen has lacked.

Moore, 28, is under contract through 2029 and will count $23.5 million against the cap in 2026. As part of the agreement, the Bills guaranteed $15.5 million of his 2028 base salary; his 2026 salary is already fully guaranteed and his 2027 salary will vest in full next week, according to representatives Drew Rosenhaus and Robert Bailey.

The move reunites Moore with head coach Joe Brady, who oversaw the receiver’s most productive NFL campaigns as Carolina’s offensive coordinator in 2020 and 2021. Brady’s familiarity with Moore’s route-running nuance and contested-catch prowess was cited inside One Bills Drive as a key factor in surrendering premium draft capital.

Buffalo’s current skill group features running back James Cook, emerging wideout Khalil Shakir, and tight-end tandem Dalton Kincaid and Dawson Knox. Adding Moore provides Allen with a proven vertical threat capable of creating separation and winning 50-50 balls, elements the offense sorely missed during a 2025 season defined by inconsistent perimeter production.

For Chicago, the trade continues an offseason roster purge aimed at clearing salary-cap space ahead of free agency. Moore posted career-lows last fall with 50 receptions and 682 yards, but the Bills are banking on a rebound in an offense that accentuates his strengths.

The transaction underscores Beane’s win-now mandate: surrendering a future second-rounder signals confidence that Moore can immediately restore big-play balance to a unit that sputtered throughout the previous campaign. With organized team activities on the horizon, Allen and Moore will have the spring and summer to cultivate the timing required to reinvigorate a passing attack that finished outside the league’s top 15 in yards per attempt a year ago.

Buffalo now turns its attention to integrating Moore into Brady’s scheme while monitoring the health and development of incumbent receivers. If the on-field rapport from their Carolina days carries over, the Bills believe they have closed the roster’s most glaring hole without waiting for the uncertainty of draft-day fortune.