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The Chicago Bears fell to the Green Bay Packers by a score of 28-21 in a pivotal NFC North showdown on Sunday, dropping the Bears out of first place in the division.
Chicago will get another crack at the Packers at Soldier Field in a couple of weeks, but in order for the Bears to actually beat Green Bay, they will have to get a whole lot more from wide receiver D.J. Moore.
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Moore logged one catch for minus-3 yards on three targets in his team’s Week 14 loss, a brutal performance that was made even more glaring with Rome Odunze out of the lineup due to a foot injury.
On the season overall, Moore has totaled just 39 receptions for 498 yards and three touchdowns, and Gregg Rosenthal of NFL.com does not think the 28-year-old will be in the Windy City for much longer.
“D.J. Moore is a good player and will help whatever team he’s on next year. I doubt it’s the Bears,” Rosenthal posted on X.
Moore signed a four-year, $110 million extension with the Bears in July 2024, a deal that is slated to keep him in Chicago through 2029. The new contract has not even kicked in just yet.
The Bears initially acquired Moore in a blockbuster trade with the Carolina Panthers back in March 2023, when Chicago sent the No. 1 overall pick to the Panthers in exchange for Moore, Carolina’s 2024 first-rounder and other pieces. Of course, that 2024 first-rounder ended up being the No. 1 overall selection, which the Bears used to select Caleb Williams.
But since Williams arrived in Chicago, Moore’s production has dipped.
Moore snared 96 balls for 1,364 yards and eight scores during his debut campaign in Chicago, but that came with Justin Fields under center. In Williams’ first season, Moore caught 98 balls for 966 yards while reaching the end zone six times, and his numbers have obviously further declined in 2025.
Trading Moore will be difficult because of his contract. The Bears probably won’t land substantial draft capital in return, although they stand to save around $28.5 million in cap room for 2026 if they do move him.
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Moore spent the first five seasons of his career with the Panthers and posted three 1,000-yard campaigns during that time, so in the right situation, he is a terrific receiver.
The University of Maryland product just no longer looks like a fit in Chicago.
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