The Buffalo Bills made their biggest swing of the offseason when they went after DJ Moore, and the early returns are giving them exactly what they were hoping for.
Buffalo went into the move needing a legitimate No. 1 target for Josh Allen, who hasn’t had one since Stefon Diggs was in Orchard Park. Moore, still in his prime, fit the bill for a Bills offense looking for a real difference-maker. The deal also came with plenty of noise, especially from people who thought Chicago got the better end of it by landing a second round pick.
That reaction made some sense on the surface. Moore’s first season with the Bears was a huge one, as he topped 1,300 yards with Justin Fields at quarterback.
After that, the production dipped. In 2024, he was working with rookie quarterback Caleb Williams in an offense that struggled overall.
Then in 2025, even with Ben Johnson’s offense improving, Chicago kept adding playmakers, which changed the picture again.
There’s also the simple fact that Buffalo wasn’t paying a one-dimensional player here. The Bills ended up with two second round picks in this year’s NFL Draft because of other trades, which helped soften the cost. And once Moore got into camp, he started making the kind of impression that turns offseason debate into real excitement.
Chris Landers of FanSided.com recently put Moore among the training camp overreactions that are becoming harder to ignore, and his take was pretty clear.
" It seemed questionable at best when the Bills paid a WR1 price this offseason to acquire Moore from the Chicago Bears - despite the fact that Moore hadn't actually looked like a WR1 in two or three years. So far in camp, though, it's looking like this could be Stefon Diggs 2.0, as Moore is reportedly roasting anyone Buffalo puts across from him." said Landers.
" He's still just 29, so the talent shouldn't be in question, and he was a very good receiver as recently as two years ago. If he regains that form, it could transform Buffalo's offense." Landers added.
Moore’s track record before Chicago also points to why this move could pay off. With the Carolina Panthers and Joe Brady as his offensive coordinator from 2020-2021, Moore posted back-to-back 1,100-plus yard seasons and scored eight total touchdowns.
So far, the Bills have seen the kind of chemistry they were chasing. Moore and Allen have connected well throughout camp, and that matters. Moore’s ability to separate and create in space gives Buffalo a different kind of stress point for defenses, and it could take some of the burden off the rest of the offense.
If that carries over, the Bills may get a glimpse of what this pairing can become before Week 1 against the Houston Texans.
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