When the offseason began for the Buffalo Bills, their first major move that they made was firing Sean McDermott which sent shock waves across Bills Mafia. Then in just over a week, the Bills decided on Joe Brady to become the team’s next head coach. The Bills were moving from a defensive-mind to an offensive-mind who had already been in the building for years.
With Brady being a head coaching candidate in the last two cycles, the Bills ended up making him the next leader of the team. That was the first major move, but then came what Bills fans really wanted; getting an impactful No. 1 wide receiver.
Prior to the start to the new league year in March, the Bills struck a deal with the Chicago Bears to acquire D.J. Moore. Buffalo ended up giving up a 2026 2nd-round pick in exchange for Moore and a 2026 5th-round pick. A lot of people had thought that this was a heavy price for Moore, but the Bills got an immediate upgrade at wide receiver and quite frankly, the Bills shouldn’t be worrying about second round picks when they have a star quarterback in Josh Allen in a win-now window.
Buffalo had faced a ton of criticism for not having a ton of wide receiver talent the last two seasons, and now Moore gives Josh Allen the missing WR1 that he’s had to deal with since the Bills traded Stefon Diggs in 2024 to the Houston Texans.
D.J. Moore acquisition doesn't get major love it deserves in exclusive NFL list
Sayre Bedinger from NFL Spin Zone put together a power rankings list where he ranked each AFC team’s best offseason addition, and the Bills acquiring Moore was only ranked at No. 6.
This move was placed behind moves like the Chargers getting Mike McDaniel as their offensive coordinator, the Titans getting Robert Saleh as their next head coach, and the Ravens getting Jesse Minter as their next head coach. What?!
"The Bills' biggest issue last year on the offensive side of the ball was the inconsistency and lack of talent/depth at wide receiver, so they went out and got a guy that new head coach Joe Brady knows and feels comfortable with. The cost to acquire is borderline irrelevant. Moore is going to be capable of being a high-volume target for Josh Allen, who desperately needed a player like this to be able to lean on in the passing game." said Bedinger.
Joe Brady and D.J. Moore were together in Carolina from 2020-2021 where Moore had back-to-back 1,100+ yard seasons with Brady as the offensive coordinator. People have been focused on what Moore has done recently with the Bears, which is fair, but also not fair.Â
In his first season with Chicago in 2023, with Justin Fields as his quarterback, Moore had 1,364 yards and 8 touchdowns. In 2024, his stats went down to 966 yards and 6 touchdowns, then last with a new offense in place he only racked up 682 yards and 6 touchdowns.
Last season, the Bears had too many playmakers on their offense with Moore, Rome Odunze, Luther Burden, Colston Loveland, Cole Kmet, and D’Andre Swift. Someone’s production was bound to take a fall, and that was Moore.
However, Moore now joins a Bills offense with a much better quarterback in Josh Allen in a division where it’s not a 3 or 4 team race for the division. Allen gets his new go-to receiver, Moore gets the best quarterback in the league and familiarity with Joe Brady as his playcaller again. It’s the perfect match, which should make fans wonder why it wasn’t even a Top 5 move of the offseason.
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