DJ Moore is already drawing attention in Buffalo, and Josh Allen is making sure it is not quiet. Two months after the Chicago Bears traded the receiver to the Bills, Moore was on the field for OTAs and catching passes from Allen instead of Caleb Williams.
Allen spoke to reporters this week about what it has been like working with Moore, and he sounded convinced the receiver can make an immediate impact. Moore, he said, can contort his body in ways he has rarely seen, adding that the receiver is not a small guy. Allen also said Moore is faster than people think and tends to glide past defenders.
The praise lands at an important moment for Moore, whose move to Buffalo comes after a strange turn in Chicago. He had over 1,300 yards in his first season with the Bears in 2023, but last year he finished with 682 receiving yards and six touchdowns. He also played all 17 games, scored game-winning touchdowns against the Green Bay Packers twice and still came out of a season that was one of the worst of his career.
That is part of why the Bears were willing to move on. Moore had long been viewed as a deep threat in their offense, but Chicago also had younger, cheaper options to develop, including Luther Burden and Rome Odunze. The trade sent him from a team trying to reset its passing game to a quarterback who has spent the offseason talking up his new target.
Moore’s arrival in Buffalo is unusual because he is changing not just teams, but the shape of the passing game around him. In Chicago, he had to settle in behind a young quarterback. With the Bills, he is now tied to Allen, one of the league’s most aggressive throwers, and the early read from the quarterback is that the fit could be natural.
The key question now is whether Moore’s body control and speed can turn the chemistry Allen is seeing in workouts into production when the games begin. For a receiver whose numbers fell last season but whose traits still stand out, Buffalo is betting that the answer is yes.
