It is a sturdy begin to the Payments’ offseason.
The Buffalo Payments have made a major transfer to enhance the offensive weaponry round Josh Allen, buying large receiver D.J. Moore in a commerce with the Chicago Bears.
Per ESPN’s Adam Schefter, the Payments are sending a second-round choose within the 2026 draft to the Bears in trade for Moore and a fifth-round choose this yr.
Schefter reported that the Payments will assure $15.5million of Moore’s 2028 base wage. His $23.5m base wage for 2027 will grow to be absolutely assured subsequent week, when the brand new league yr begins and the commerce will be formally processed. Moore’s 2026 wage of $23.5m is already assured.
That form of outlay, each when it comes to draft capital and wage, is a threat given Moore shall be 29 when the 2026 season begins and that he’s coming off the least productive season of his NFL profession.
Certainly, Moore had simply 682 yards and 6 touchdowns final yr for a Bears group that progressed to the Divisional Spherical of the NFC playoffs.
But Moore was nonetheless an environment friendly receiver and averaged 13.6 yards per catch in 2025, together with his disappointing manufacturing in general yardage a product of the Bears having extra mouths to feed offensively. Rookie tight finish Colston Loveland was their main receiver (713 yards), whereas Rome Odunze and rookie Luther Burden Jr. every had over 600 yards.
Moore is not going to have such competitors for targets in Buffalo, with the Payments’ lack of dynamic choices at large receiver a well-documented drawback in Western New York.
Payments land their primary
Khalil Shakir was the Payments’ main receiver final season with 719 yards and 4 touchdowns. Nonetheless, the Buffalo offense has been closely reliant on the tight finish place for passing-game manufacturing in latest seasons.
Keon Coleman, a 2024 second-round choose at receiver, endured a disappointing 2025, and the truth that Allen was throwing to 32-year-old Brandin Cooks and former undrafted free agent Tyrell Shavers at key junctures of a season that additionally ended within the Divisional Spherical spoke volumes in regards to the Payments points on the place.
As such, Moore ought to robotically slot in because the primary wideout for Buffalo, and he shall be taking part in for a coach with whom he already has a previous connection.
The Payments promoted offensive coordinator Joe Brady to move coach this offseason, having fired Sean McDermott in the wake of their latest playoff failure. Moore performed for Brady for 2 seasons when the Payments coach was the offensive coordinator for the Carolina Panthers in 2020 and 2021.
Buffalo will hope reuniting Moore with Brady will result in him delivering primary large receiver manufacturing catching passes from one of many league’s premier quarterbacks. The Payments have additional points to deal with as they give the impression of being to lastly recover from the hump within the AFC, however there’s quite a bit to counsel buying and selling for Moore was a powerful begin to their offseason.
