Bears $110 million trade candidate could draw interest from Steelers, Bills, Giants

Mike Moraitis

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The Chicago Bears' 2025 season came to a disappointing end over the weekend and now the team will turn its focus to the offseason.

One of the first orders of business for Chicago will be making decisions on some of their own players. On top of their pending free agents, the Bears could cut ties with some players who are under contract.

One of those players is wide receiver DJ Moore, who was pegged as a trade candidate by Sports Illustrated's Tom Dierberger.

"[Caleb] Williams’s costly interception in overtime against the Rams that targeted Moore would be a rough final impression of the veteran wide receiver’s career in Chicago if he’s moved, but it’s a possibility this offseason," he wrote.

Moore signed a four-year, $110 million contract extension with the Bears in 2024 and that extension will just now begin in 2026.

While Moore came on strong at the end of this past season, the last two years with Williams as his quarterback have been a disappointment, with Moore tallying over 1,600 receiving yards in that span after posting a career-best 1,364 in 2023.

Adding to that, the Bears have a promising young trio of pass-catchers in wideouts Rome Odunze and Luther Burden, and tight end Colston Loveland, so it stands to reason Chicago might think Moore is expendable.

Three teams that may have interest in a trade for Moore are the Pittsburgh Steelers, Buffalo Bills and New York Giants, all of whom need more help at wide receiver.

The Steelers still don't have an adequate No. 2 option behind DK Metcalf, so they are expected to be in the market for a wide receiver addition in 2026.

The Bills need a more reliable running mate for Khalil Shakir after both Keon Coleman and free-agent signing Joshua Palmer failed to step up in 2025.

Meanwhile, the Giants might need more help behind Malik Nabers if the team doesn't re-sign Wan'Dale Robinson, who is a pending free agent.

An addition of Moore would be a significant upgrade for all three teams, although the Steelers are the best-equipped to absorb his contract thanks to their projected $37.7 million in cap space this offseason.

The Giants have the second-best cap situation among the three, but only have $1.8 million to work with from the outset. Buffalo is in rough shape, with the team estimated to be $11.6 million over the cap.

All that said, if the Giants and Bills want Moore bad enough, they'll find a way to make the money work.

Bears $110 million trade candidate could draw interest from Steelers, Bills, Giants

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