The Chicago Bears are still navigating the 2025 campaign, but it's never too early to start looking ahead to the offseason.
Chicago will have a slew of decisions to make after what has been a successful first campaign under head coach Ben Johnson, and one of those decisions will be what to do with wide receiver DJ Moore.
Moore, who signed a four-year, $110 million contract extension in 2024, is signed through 2029 but has played well below expectations the past two seasons since Caleb Williams took over as the starter.
Chicago will have plenty of motivation to move him, as the Bears could use the cap space (they are projected to have just $1.2 million in 2026), and the emergence of Luther Burden as a legitimate playmaker alongside Rome Odunze in the wide receivers room helps make Moore expendable.
With that in mind, Windy City Gridiron's Jacob Infante predicts the Bears will cut ties with Moore in 2026 via trade with the Tennessee Titans, a move that makes sense for both sides.
Infante predicts Tennessee will send a conditional 2027 fourth-round pick for Moore that can become a third if the veteran wideout hits 1,000 yards in 2026.
Infante is also predicting the Bears will trade Moore with a post-June 1 designation that will free up $24.5 million. Here's Infante's thoughts on the Bears trading Moore:
The toughest decision here is trading DJ Moore. I thought long and hard about whether or not the Bears should keep Moore, especially considering how he’s stepped up in recent weeks in the absences of Rome Odunze and Luther Burden III. That said, he’s currently the eighth-ranked wide receiver in the NFL in 2026 cap hit. Going into Week 17, he’s 38th among wide receivers in receptions and 33th at his position in receiving yards. From that perspective, he isn’t living up to his current salary.
The Titans are a logical landing spot for Moore, as Tennessee desperately needs to add to its group of pass-catcher for No. 1 pick and quarterback Cam Ward.
Tennessee's No. 1 wideout, Calvin Ridley, suffered a broken fibula this season and is getting long in the tooth at 31 years old. He's still under contract in 2026, but the Titans need more help in their receivers room, and especially veteran help.
Giving Ward a one-two punch of Ridley and Moore would be exactly what the doctor ordered for the young signal-caller to help his development.
Tennessee should then look to draft a wide receiver, who can develop for one season without much pressure as Moore and Ridley lead the way.
While Moore's contract might be daunting on the surface, the Titans will be loaded with cap space (projected for $105.8 million), so they can easily absorb it. Adding to that, Moore has no guaranteed money after 2026.
A lot can change between now and the offseason, but Moore is a prime candidate to be moved as things stand today. And, if the Bears end up taking that route, the Titans getting involved in a trade is a realistic possibility.
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